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Cinderella story gets a musical Métis twist at MTYP – Winnipeg Free Press
Feb. 23, 2025 Fairy tale could use more laughs to liven up earnest message Since time began, kids of all ages have lapped up stories passed from one generation to the next. These tales often become, in the words of Erin Macklem’s Blue Beads and Blueberries, “how our ancestors speak to us.” Manitoba Theatre for […]
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RWB’s Indigenous Advisory Committee collectively resigns – Winnipeg Free Press
Feb. 18, 2025 IAC members claim their role within the organization was symbolic The Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Indigenous Advisory Committee (IAC) announced Friday that they are collectively resigning. “There comes a point where you realize this is tokenizing,” lawyer Danielle Morrison, who co-founded the IAC in 2018, told the Free Press. “It’s lot of labour […]
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Small Ceremonies by Kyle Edwards – CBC
Feb 13, 2025 Two Indigenous boys stand at the threshold of adulthood, navigating its challenges and possibilities Tomahawk Shields (a.k.a. Tommy) and Clinton Whiteway are on the cusp of adulthood, imagining a future rife with possibility and greatness. The two friends play for their high school’s poor-performing hockey team, the Tigers, who learn at the […]
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Live Mixtape Art Exhibition to Open During Black History Month at WAG-Qaumajuq
Feb 4, 2025 Threads of Kin and Belonging launches February 7 with dynamic programming where Black and Indigenous voices intertwine Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 4, 2025: The Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG)-Qaumajuq is excited to announce the opening of the new exhibition, Threads of Kin and Belonging: A Trinnipeg Living Mixtape Project. This intervention between Indigenous and […]
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Reflections on our Indigenous future – Winnipeg Free Press
January 29, 2025 New micro-course teaches students to identify and investigate cultural artifacts, helping to keep them on First Nations land. A new micro-course in archaeology teaches young Indigenous adults how to investigate and identify cultural artifacts, with a view to keeping them on First Nations land. In a joint venture, the Chipewyan Prairie First Nation […]
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Lita Fontaine on Winyan, her new exhibit celebrating Indigenous women and their resilience – CBC
Jan 28, 2025 The Winnipeg-based artist’s new show is on now until May 17 at WAG-Qaumajuq Lita Fontaine is a Winnipeg-based artist who has a new exhibit on now until May 17 at the Winnipeg Art Gallery-Qaumajuq. It’s called Winyan (the Dakota word for “woman”) and it celebrates the role and influence of Indigenous women in their families, […]
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New Indigenous Mural Unveiled in Downtown Winnipeg – ChrisD.ca
January 24, 2025 WINNIPEG — A vibrant mural titled Returning to Our Roots by Métis artist Justine Proulx now spans 200 feet along St. Mary Avenue downtown. Commissioned by the Downtown Winnipeg BIZ in partnership with the RBC Convention Centre, the artwork reflects Indigenous teachings, with four panels symbolizing the seasons, directions, medicines, and the […]
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Kiyanaan Indigenous Theatre Festival takes the stage – Classic 107
Jan 16 2025 The idea for an Indigenous theatre festival in Winnipeg first came up about four years ago. Charlene van Beukenhout fell into it almost by accident. “The festival was actually brought to me from a friend,” she shared with Nolan Kehler on Morning Light. “One day, she came to me and said, and […]
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Indigenous musicians share ‘Songs from Treaty One’ at Millennium Library this weekend – Classics 107
Dec 06 2024 A unique recital takes the stage at the Carol Shields Auditorium at the Millennium Library this weekend as Indigenous musicians share music from the intersection of opera and Indigenous culture. Songs from Treaty One is a collaborative recital presented by Dead of Winter and Virtuosi Concerts as part of the ongoing City […]
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Indigenous music capsule heading to the moon in 2025 – APTN News
Dec 04, 2024 Next year, a capsule of Indigenous music will be launched on a NASA mission to the moon. It gives new meaning to the term ‘out of this world’. Next year, a capsule filled with Indigenous music is scheduled to be launched on a NASA mission to the moon. The project is a […]
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