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‘I’m interested in engaging people’: Rebecca Belmore exhibit opens in Montreal – APTN News
July 15, 2019 The award winning artist Rebecca Belmore has a new exhibition in Montreal. The Anishinaabe artist from Lac Seul in northern Ontario is presenting “Facing the Monumental at Montreal’s Contemporary Arts Museaum. “I am the artist, that’s my role within our community,” Belmore told APTN News. For Belmore, the ongoing violence against Indigenous […]
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Kahnawake Pow Wow kicks off for the 29th year: ‘It brings people together’ – Globalnews.ca
Eabametoong First Nation declared emergency after tests showed high THMs level in the water Jul 15, 2019 Another fly-in First Nation in Ontario has declared a state of emergency over of its water quality. Eabametoong First Nation, an Ojibway community that sits about 360 kilometres north of Thunder Bay, passed a band council resolution declaring […]
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50 Years After Stonewall and Still Claiming our Rights!
MONTRÉAL, July 11, 2019 – The Montréal Pride Festival, presented by TD in collaboration with Casino de Montréal, wishes to remind the public that the first Pride event was an uprising and that political advocacy remains the cornerstone of the organisation. During the night of June 28 to 29, 1969, an uprising broke out in […]
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West Island eatery offers new take on traditional Indigenous cuisine – CTV News
July 8, 2019 A new West Island restaurant is giving Montreal residents a unique look at some traditional Indigenous dishes. Salmon cake with wild salad, wild rice with cranberries, and traditional bannock are all on the menu at Miqmak Catering Indigenous Kitchen – the island’s only Indigenous-owned restaurant. Learning traditional recipes from her grandmother in […]
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Canada and Timiskaming First Nation working together to co-manage Obadjiwan-Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site
From: Parks Canada July 5, 2019 Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec, Unceded Algonquin Territory Parks Canada Agency The Government is committed to reconciliation and renewed relationships with Indigenous peoples, based on a recognition of rights, respect, co-operation, and partnership. Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible for Parks Canada, Catherine McKenna, announced the signing […]
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Media advisory: Announcement of important changes for Fort-Témiscamingue National Historic Site
From: Parks Canada July 2, 2019 Duhamel-Ouest, Quebec Parks Canada Timiskaming First Nation and Parks Canada will make an announcement regarding significant changes for Fort Témiscamingue National Historic Site. Parks Canada will be joined by Chief Wayne McKenzie from the Timiskaming First Nation. Please note that this advisory is subject to change […]
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Minister Rodriguez Announces the Renewal of the Mandate of the Commissioner at the National Film Board
From: Canadian Heritage GATINEAU, June 27, 2019 The Honourable Pablo Rodriguez, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, today announced the renewal of the mandate of Claude Joli-Cœur as Government Film Commissioner at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) for a three-year term. Mr. Joli-Cœur has had a successful first mandate as head of the […]
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Telefilm Canada supports eight Indigenous feature films
Toronto/ Montréal, June 27, 2019 – Telefilm Canada is investing more than $4 million in feature films by writers, directors and producers from Indigenous communities. Highly diverse in terms of genre, this lineup is also notable for near gender parity, with three projects helmed by women. Also of note, one of the films will be shot […]
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Montreal street renamed to erase tribute to Amherst, honour Indigenous history – CKPG Today
Montreal removed the name of British general Jeffery Amherst’s from its street map on Friday in favour of Atateken Street — a Mohawk word that means brotherhood. City and Indigenous leaders were on hand Friday to announce the name change that will erase traces of the British general who openly expressed a desire to eradicate […]
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Montreal museums to open their doors for National Indigenous Day – Montreal Gazette
Admission to exhibits on Indigenous culture will be free on Friday. June 20, 2019 Montreal’s Museum of Fine Art and McCord Museum will mark Friday’s National Indigenous Day by offering free admission to their exhibits on Indigenous culture. The McCord Museum currently has three exhibits concerning Indigenous culture: Sding K’awXangs — Haida: Supernatural Stories, it […]
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