Many Indigenous stories have been passed down generations as songs. For Indigenous hip-hop group Violent Ground, music is still a way to share stories about their lives and experiences growing up in the Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach.
The highly anticipated Inuit-focused film Restless River premiered October 12 at Montreal’s New Cinema Festival to a lively reception.
“The question, ‘How do I define myself as a person?’ has always been one that has fascinated me,” expressed filmmaker Myriam Verreault, director of Kuessipan.
For as long as there have been Cree, the Cree have been defining their landscapes.
Descending into Parc Jean-Drapeau’s festival crowds and dust in the sweltering heat for three days of incredible music and ambiance that is the Osheaga music festival has become a summer ritual.
As the sun set on another successful Montreal First Peoples Festival, held August 6-14, it was time to reflect on what was perhaps the biggest and best edition so far
Ever since she was a young girl growing up in the northern Ontario community of Temagami, Sandra Laronde has explored the power of human movement.
Wattie Buchan has a sharp memory of Montreal for a show he never played.
Two days of heavy metal is a great thing if you’re a fan as I am. After exploring the new look of the old site on Jean Drapeau island, I was sitting in the VIP lounge getting ready for the shows when out of the blue I heard a voice saying this next song is from their first album recorded 35 years ago
As exuberant youth explodes into rebellious adolescence, many of us become drawn to loud sounds that can harness our burgeoning passions and thrashing hormones.
