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Minister Garneau announces appointments in the transportation sector
February 19, 2019 Ottawa, Ontario Transport Canada The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, today announced the following appointments in the transportation sector: The Federal Bridge Corporation Limited: Ms. Natalie Kinloch (appointed as Chief Executive Officer, term of five years); She is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CA), and has occupied the position of Chief […]
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Read MoreKent Monkman’s latest exhibit inspires resilience – McGill Tribune
February 19, 2019 Canadian artist Kent Monkman’s solo exhibition, Shame and Prejudice: a Story of Resilience, on display at the McCord Museum until May 5, offers a selection of the artist’s re-appropriated paintings and sculptural works focusing on indigenous experience, including well known pieces such as The Scream. Monkman is one of Canada’s prevailing contemporary artists […]
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Read MoreMural tribute to Alanis Obomsawin. MU inaugurates a 20th mural dedicated to Montreal’s great artists.
Montreal, November 5th, 2018 — MU, the charitable non-profit mural arts organization, inaugurated a new mural in the Ville-Marie borough paying tribute the great Abenaki filmmaker, Alanis Obomsawin. This new mural art piece is the 20th of MU’s collection Montreal’s Great Artists, an ambitious undertaking that has been a source of pride for the organization since 2010, […]
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Read MoreFrom February 16 to April 21, 2019 – Manif d’art 9 – The Quebec City Biennial is taking over the city – The spotlight is on talent from here and abroad, monumental works, and Indigenous art
Feb 14, 2019 QUEBEC CITY, Feb. 13, 2019 – Manif d’art – The Quebec City Biennial, produced in collaboration with the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec (MNBAQ), is pleased to announce the official launch of its ninth edition. All the exhibits in the winter biennial will be open from February 16 to April 21, 2019, […]
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Read MoreCree translator in House of Commons ‘proud’ to be part of history – CBC
Simultaneous Indigenous translation now available in Plains Cree, Dene, Eastern Cree and Mohawk Feb 13, 2019 Priscilla Bosum was planning to take her children skating on the Rideau Canal in Ottawa last week, when she received a request she couldn’t turn down. She was asked to simultaneously translate from Eastern Cree into English in the […]
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Read MoreCANCELLED : Invitation – Launch of the Aboriginal Cultures and Languages Initiative
Feb 12, 2019 Due to the winter storm warning, which will make travelling difficult on Wednesday, February 13, the launch has been postponed on Wednesday, April 3. MONTRÉAL, Feb. 11, 2019 /CNW Telbec/ – LOJIQ – Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec are pleased to extend an invitation to media representatives for the launch of the […]
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Read MoreShame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience at the McCord Museum
Montreal, February 5, 2019 – From February 8 to May 5, 2019, the McCord Museum will be hosting Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience, by internationally renowned Cree artist Kent Monkman. His second nationally touring solo exhibition for which he is the curator, Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience revisits Canadian history, from […]
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Read MoreInvitation – Launch of the Aboriginal Cultures and Languages Initiative
MONTRÉAL, Feb. 11, 2019 – LOJIQ – Les Offices jeunesse internationaux du Québec are pleased to extend an invitation to media representatives for the launch of the Aboriginal Cultures and Languages Initiative. On this occasion, Ms. Nadine Girault, Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie, Ms. Sylvie D’Amours, Minister Responsible for Indigenous Affairs, Mr. Konrad Sioui, Grand Chief of […]
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Read MoreLearning Mohawk on your phone: Kanesatake school launches language app – CBC
Feb 12, 2019 ‘We have a huge vocabulary of words that are usually not heard in other communities’ A Mohawk immersion elementary school in Kanesatake, Que, is hoping to bring language learning outside of the classroom with the launch of a new app. Kanehsatà:ke Mohawk is a mobile phone app with a vocabulary of 500 Kanien’kéha words across […]
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Read More[arts issue19] 4th SPACE is as flexible and adjustable as a bento box – The Concordian
February 12, 2019 A multidisciplinary addition to Concordia’s downtown campus Concordia University’s 4th SPACE will be carrying out programs encompassing a variety of topics from avant-garde video games to open discussions about Indigenous cultures integrated in artificial intelligence during the upcoming months. The explorative platform begins with a collaborative process between the school faculty and […]
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