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Netherlands ceremony acknowledges role of First Nations soldiers with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry – Hamilton Spectator
Feb. 7, 2023 The Feb. 8 commemoration is scheduled to take place on the 78th anniversary of the first day of Operation Veritable Indigenous soldiers who served overseas with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in the Second World War will be commemorated on Wednesday in a poignant ceremony in the Netherlands. The event will unveil […]
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We are all connected’: First Nations communities celebrate culture and tradition in North Bay Pow Wow – CTV News
To the beat of the drum, dancers, young and old, took the centre stage inside the Canadore College gym to perform a spiritual dance. As they danced, they said a prayer of thanks to the ancestors and for healing. “We’re dancing for those who can’t dance anymore,” said dancer Cody Sackaney, a member of the […]
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Local exhibition features work by Indigenous ‘Group of Seven’ – Orillia Matters
‘These artists have given us another way to visualize our spirit language, our stories, our teachings with the swirl of a paint brush,’ exhibition curator says Most Canadians likely know at least a little bit about the famed Canadian painting group known as the Group of Seven. But their art knowledge likely dwindles when they’re […]
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Media Advisory – 2022 Arctic Inspiration Prize Laureates to be Announced at Award Ceremony on February 8
OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 2, 2023 – The 11th Annual Arctic Inspiration Prize Awards Ceremony will take place at 5 p.m. on February 8, 2023 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, and will feature some of the North’s most inspiring leaders: the Honourable Eva Aariak, Commissioner of Nunavut; the Honourable P.J. Akeeagok, Premier of Nunavut; the […]
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Family fun at Rideau Hall’s Winter Celebration
February 1, 2023 OTTAWA, Ontario—Ski, snowshoe or sled your way to the grounds of Rideau Hall for this year’s Winter Celebration on February 11, 2023, from 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Young and old alike will have fun outside while taking part in more than 20 free activities, performances and more on the grounds of the […]
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Online tool helping thousands of students, Indigenous community members learn Ojibwe – The Globe and Mail
Mike Parkhill remembers receiving a call from a community leader in a northern Ontario First Nation about three years ago asking if he had a tool that might help students learn Ojibwe. Parkhill, who runs a company that creates programs to help revitalize Indigenous languages, didn’t have such a tool at the time but the […]
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Media advisory – Governor General to Visit Finland – Itinerary
January 30, 2023 OTTAWA, Ontario—At the request of the Right Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, will undertake a State visit to the Republic of Finland, from February 6 to 10, 2023, to mark 75 years of formal bilateral relations with a valued […]
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Kapwani Kiwanga To Represent Canada At The 60th International Art Exhibition Of La Biennale di Venezia
January 26, 2023 The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) announced today that Kapwani Kiwanga will represent Canada at the 60th International Art Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia from April 20th to November 24th, 2024. Kiwanga is recognized as one of the country’s most acclaimed contemporary artists whose research-driven work is instigated by marginalized or forgotten histories, […]
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Interactive exhibit with stories of Inuit Canadians now on display in Mississauga – Insauga.com
January 25, 2023 An interactive exhibit with stories of Inuit in Northern Canada is now on display in Mississauga. The Ones We Met: Inuit Traditional Knowledge and the Franklin Expedition, which is on display at the Bradley Museum Anchorage Galleries from now until Apr. 16, “explores the historic Franklin Expedition through the lens of Inuit […]
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Introducing the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize Jury
January 24, 2023 It is with great pleasure and pride that we announce the 2023 Scotiabank Giller Prize jury, an extraordinary constellation of readers and writers selected to mark the 30th anniversary of the Prize. Chairing the jury panel is the incomparable and award-winning writer of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, Ian Williams. Ian won the Scotiabank Giller […]
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