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New CALQ program for the Indigenous arts
QUÉBEC CITY, Aug. 9, 2018 – The Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ) is pleased to announce the launch of a new program geared towards Indigenous artists and organizations and tailored to the specific realities of their creative, production and distribution models. The announcement was made today by Anne-Marie Jean, CEO of the CALQ, in […]
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The 28th Edition of the First People’s Festival Plays Its Score in Tune with the Harmony Between Peoples
From August 7 to August 15 2018 at the Quartier Des Spectacles de Montreal Today, at a press conference at the Grande Bibliothèque, Artistic Director André Dudemaine, unveiled the programming for the 28th festival edition. “The First People’s Festival is the quiet and unstoppable force behind emerging voices that will never be confined to silence […]
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T’Cha Dunlevy: Post-Kanata, how about Montreal First Peoples Festival? – Montreal Gazette
August 7, 2018 The dust has settled on the controversy surrounding Robert Lepage’s Kanata — an issue on which, much like the SLĀV controversy that preceded it, seemingly everyone had an opinion. Now that things are dying down, what are we going to do about it? One concrete thing that you could do, whatever your […]
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Google Earth Voyager story highlights Indigenous cultural heritage – Canadian Geographic
Canadian Geographic Education offers a new multimedia educational resource centred on Indigenous content August 7, 2018 Canadian Geographic Education has launched its fourth Google Earth Voyager story, focusing on the cultural practices of Indigenous Peoples in Canada. The latest in a series that has previously featured Canada’s original place names and examined the dark history […]
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Innu Nikamu music festival breaks through racial divide on Quebec’s North Shore – CBC
Aug 02, 2018 Organizers of one of Quebec’s largest Indigenous music festivals say Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists will share the stage at the festival’s 34th edition — the diverse acts an effort to build bridges with Mani-Utenam’s neighbours. Artisanal crafts, music and traditional foods will be on offer during the four days of the Festival […]
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Results from Canada’s participation in the Sixth Joint Convention Review Meeting – Nuclear Safety Canada
Canada participated in the Sixth Review Meeting of the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria, from May 21 to June 1, 2018. A total of 69 Contracting Parties attended the Review Meeting. Each Contracting Party […]
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Cancellation of Kanata: the AFNQL Calls for a Constructive Reflection
WENDAKE, QC, July 27, 2018 – According to the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL), the cancellation of Kanata must be an opportunity for a profound reflection on the survival and diffusion of First Nation cultures and languages. Ghislain Picard, Chief of the AFNQL, first wishes to recall that the nations themselves are the only […]
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Nunavik cultural centre inspired by icebergs – Daily Commercial News
July 26, 2018 I cebergs proved to be an inspiration when it came to the design of a state-of-the-art cultural centre in Nunavik, a facility intended to keep the rich Inuit tradition alive. Designed by Montreal’s Blouin Orzes architectes, the 680-square-metre centre is located near the mouth of the Great Whale River in the Northern […]
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Youth learn how to be warriors through Maori dance program in Kangiqsujuaq – CBC
Words from haka warrior dance will be performed in Inuktitut Jul 19, 2018 An Indigenous man from New Zealand is bringing his traditional warrior culture to Canada’s North to empower youth in Kangiqsujuaq, Que. Ray Totorewa — who is Maori (an Indigenous group in New Zealand) — is travelling from Tauranga, New Zealand, on his […]
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Aboriginal Languages Initiative: the Government of Canada Supports Kina8at’s Activities for Youth
DEUX-MONTAGNES, Quebec, July 11, 2018 The Government of Canada has prioritized the preservation, promotion and revitalization of Indigenous languages, which are essential to advancing reconciliation. Today the Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, announced that the Government of Canada is providing $350,438 ($163,076 in 2018–19 and $187,362 in 2019–20) to the non-profit organization Kina8at to allow it […]
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