Exploring Theme: "Indigenous Cultural Success"

Artists like Arsaniq Deer are helping revive the practice  ‘Inuit have always had tattoos, since time immemorial,’ says traditional tattoo artist Arsaniq Deer | Telling Our Story: Duration 5:25 Deer explains the sacredness of tattooing for Inuk women and explains how she’s participating in its revitalization, anchored in the knowledge and traditions of the elders. Click...

A unique opportunity to see the work of an art icon in Atlantic Canada CBC News: This summer, the English Harbour Arts Centre in Trinity Bay is host to 30 rarely seen works of art by renowned Inuit artist Kenojuak Ashevak. The exhibit is part of a cross-country tour organized by the West Baffin Eskimo Cooperative, which...

Attendees enjoy Inuit food, games, and music to mark territory’s 24th birthday CBC News: A gathering at Winnipeg’s Vimy Ridge Park on Sunday afternoon shared traditional Inuit food, games and music in celebration of Nunavut’s 24th birthday. Nunavut Day marks Parliament’s passage of the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act, which went into effect July 9, 1993. It’s...

NationTalk: VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Squamish Nation’s ongoing cultural revitalization will take centre stage at the 4th annual Indigenous Partnerships Success Showcase (IPSS) when three members of a family from the Nation hold a panel discussion entirely in the Sḵwx̱wú7mesh language. This is the first time a business conference will feature a panel entirely in the...

For the Nain project, Newfoundland-born architect Todd Saunders took inspiration from Inuit sod house shelters on nearby Rose Island Macleans: The town of Nain, on the rugged, mountainous Labrador coast, gives new meaning to the word “remote”: it’s inaccessible by road and overlooks the wild Labrador Sea, which freezes for six months of the year. It’s...

Artisans and trappers from the Northwest Territories say using fur is humane and sustainable CBC News: Inuvialuit fashion designer Taalrumiq says she knows first-hand how using real animal fur can foster harsh criticism and anger in people who are against the fur industry.  Taalrumiq, whose English name is Christina Gruben King, creates couture pieces and fine...

Native Women’s Association of Canada’s ‘Change the Bill’ exhibition reimagines Canada’s banknote CBC News: For Mi’kmaw artist Tracey Metallic, the late Margaret (Pictou) LaBillois is one of her heroes. That’s why she chose to feature her in a design challenge to re-imagine Canadian banknotes with inspirational Indigenous women. The project, Change the Bills, is being run by the Native Women’s Association...