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Canadian Rangers observe National Aboriginal Veterans Day – Wawatay News
Master Corporal Albert Sutherland of Constance Lake lays his Poppy at the side of the ceremonial fire. Photo by Sergeant Peter Moon, Canadian Rangers Canadian Rangers on a weeklong military training course took time out of their busy program to hold a sunset ceremony to observe National Aboriginal Veterans Day on November 8. Rangers held […]
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Read MoreCity of Windsor – 2016 Arts, Culture and Heritage Fund (ACHF) Grant Program: Round 2 Grant Recipients and Funded Projects
November 8, 2016 Twenty-nine applications totaling $116,412.46 were received and adjudicated by our jury for the first round of funding in 2016. We are thrilled to announce that fifteen of these projects have received ACHF funding. We extend our congratulations to the following: Windsor Dance eXperience: $2,250 – These funds will be used to make costumes and purchase new […]
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Read MoreNEPA presents Weesageechak 29!
-Toronto, ON- Weesageechak Begins to Dance 29 Native Earth Performing Arts November 9-19, 2016 7:30pm Aki Studio 585 Dundas St E Single Tickets $15, available online. $60 Festival Passes available by telephone – 416-531-1402 For information on group rates, call the box office at 416-531-1402. Our Annual Festival of Indigenous Work Currently in its 29th […]
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Read MoreFirst Nations Artist Clayton Samuel King – Potawatomi Stories of Chief Ogemawahj
November 23 at 6:30 pm: Our Stories: Reflections of Ogemawahj Join Beausoleil First Nations artist Clayton Samuel King for a fascinating art talk and digital presentation illuminating his work and processes. Clayton Samuel King graduated in April 2010 with a Fine Art Advanced Diploma from Fanshawe College in London, Ontario. King paints predominantly with acrylics, […]
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Read MoreIndigenous Canadians remember fallen ancestors, community members – CP
Source: The Canadian Press Nov 8, 2016 By Lee Berthiaume THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA _ Indigenous people across Canada remembered ancestors and community members who fought and died in times of war as they marked National Aboriginal Veterans Day on Tuesday. It is estimated that more than 12,000 aboriginal people joined the Canadian military during the First […]
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Read MoreHonouring and Thanking Indigenous Veterans
November 8, 2016 – Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada Coast to coast to coast, First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples have made many immeasurable contributions to Canada’s armed forces that have help shape Canada. Indigenous men and women have helped define our military history for over 200 years. As many as 12,000 served Canada in […]
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Read MoreROM publishes new edition of Wanderings of an Artist as iconic artist Paul Kane intended
TORONTO, November 8, 2016 — A new publication from ROM Press celebrates the work of iconic Canadian artist Paul Kane (1810-1871). Published more than a century and a half after its original 1859 publication, Wanderings of an Artist among the Indians of North America documents the artist’s years of travel between Toronto and the Pacific […]
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Read MoreStatement by Minister Carolyn Bennett and Parliamentary Secretary and Member of Parliament for Labrador, Yvonne Jones, on International Inuit Day
OTTAWA, ONTARIO (November 7, 2016) – The Honourable Carolyn Bennett, Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs, and Parliamentary Secretary and Member of Parliament for Labrador, Yvonne Jones, issued the following statement today on the occasion of International Inuit Day: “Today, International Inuit Day, was declared ten years ago at the 2006 Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) […]
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Read MoreLearn Traditional Moccasin Making This Winter – She Does The City
November 7, 2016 Have you ever marveled at the intricate beadwork and beautiful leatherwork in a pair of traditional mukluks? So have we. And now you can learn exactly what goes into creating these exquisite objects, and the stories that accompany them. Funded by the Treadright Foundation in conjunction with Manitobah Mukluks and Bata Shoe […]
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Read MoreSacred Feminine: Indigenous art colouring book celebrates the power of women – CBC
November 06, 2016 Jackie Traverse recently released an adult colouring book featuring many of her past works and two new drawings. Traverse had a graphic designer pull the colour from her normally very colourful paintings and inked over them to create the book. Traverse said she was inspired to create the book because she saw […]
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