Artists and activists release a song and video to fight Line 3 pipeline
Police arresting Elders. Native women drumming outside in the cold Minnesota winter. The long, winding Mississippi River. Forests being chopped down as a pipeline is installed.
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“Beans” brings the Oka Crisis to the big screen
Although it happened three decades ago, the Oka Crisis remains a powerful reminder of an Indigenous struggle to protect sacred land. The 78-day standoff between the Kanien’keha:ka (Mohawks) of Kanesatake against the Surêté du Québec and Canadian military is the subject of Beans, a compelling new film by director Tracey Deer.
Cree Nation repatriates traditional hood from the Lachine Museum
The Cree Nation is celebrating the permanent return of a 170-year-old traditional beaded hood from the Lachine Museum, where it had resided for over 70 years.
Angel Baribeau uses their music to help the youth
Cree singer/songwriter Angel Baribeau is back with a second single and video from the hit EP, For Those I Love(d). “Wish We Were Older” has already reached number one on the Indigenous Music Countdown and its music video amassed over 33,000 views in less than two weeks.
Éditions Hannenorak launches Quebec’s first literary contest for Indigenous writers
Quebec’s only publishing house dedicated to First Nations literature is launching the province’s first literary contest for Indigenous writers, organized in partnership with the Ministry of Education.
Waskaganish hosts a successful wellness program despite pandemic
The Covid-19 pandemic is hardest on the most vulnerable, especially people with addictions. AA and NA meetings in church basements have been canceled, treatment facilities have closed their doors and health units have reduced their services.
Iskwe spotlights Indigenous artists on The Chesterfield
When the pandemic placed the live music industry on indefinite hold, the touring schedule of Cree-Métis musician iskwē disappeared
French chef records recipes inspired by visit to Fort George Island
n August 2019, hoping to learn about the Cree culinary arts, renowned chef Stéphane Modat took a break from the prestigious kitchens of the Fairmont Le Château Frontenac
How music helped lift blind Oji-Cree rapper Mattmac out of ‘dark place’
Matthew Monias is not one to let his disabilities keep him from reaching his goals.