indigenous issues
Joshua Whitehead creates his ideal image of queer Indigeneity
Two-spirit/Indigiqueer author draws majesty and exuberance from trauma in his break-out novel Jonny Appleseed more
Cheol Joon Baek
Grassroots Politics In Action: a trio of the best political events to attend this week
World AIDS Day commemorations on Saturday, December 1, and talks by pop-culture commentator Jesse Wente and former Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin head up this week's list of can't-miss events more
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Roundtable: Indigenous directors discuss the "savages" in the Coens' latest western
The caricatured Native American characters in Netflix's The Ballad of Buster Scruggs is part of the satire, but is that portrayal responsible? Critic Adam Nayman and filmmakers Lisa Jackson and Shane Belcourt discuss more
Indigenous architects design a sovereign future
As Canada implements a National Housing Strategy, post-secondary schools are creating more room for Indigenous design thinking more
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TV review: Docuseries First Contact tackles anti-Indigenous racism
Three-part APTN show that sends six intolerant Canadians to Indigenous communities across the country is eye-opening more
Virtual reality film imagines an Indigenous future for Toronto
Nature reclaims the city in director Lisa Jackson's room-scale VR experience Biidaaban: First Light more
How musicians are keeping endangered languages alive
From Yiddish to Garifuna to Wolastoqey, these artists are preserving their languages through art. Interviews with Jeremy Dutcher, Sophie Milman and Anna Shternshis of Yiddish Gory, and Stonetree Records founder Ivan Duran. more
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Inside the AGO's revamped Centre for Indigenous and Canadian Art
The newly renovated space is divided into seven sections, each highlighting a theme or a specific artist more
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TV review: Queen Of The Oil Patch is a brilliant reality series
APTN show about an Indigenous entrepreneur and drag queen in macho Fort McMurray deftly touches on difficult themes more
APTN to launch new Indigenous radio station ELMNT.FM in Toronto
APTN will soft launch ELMNT FM, its new radio station on 106.5FM, later this summer in Toronto. It will feature a mix of Indigenous and non-Indigenous music and talk programming. ELMNT will also launch in Ottawa on 95.7FM in mid-July. more
Who has the authority to rename a problematic painting?
The AGO recently retitled an Emily Carr painting with an offensive name, but revising a title originally selected by the artist crosses a line in some circles more
Samuel Engelking
Indigenous Fashion Week spotlights progressive designs
The inaugural event is part of a grassroots push to Indigenize fashion schools and the industry at large more
Samuel Engelking
Meet the artist behind the anti-racism billboard on Spadina
Chippewar's latest public art piece dispels the myth that tax dollars go to Indigenous people more
Why wasn't an Indigenous director hired to make Indian Horse?
The just-released movie, adapted from the late Richard Wagamese's acclaimed novel about a hockey player who survived Canada's residential school system, highlights problems about who gets to tell stories in this country more
Samuel Engelking
Decolonization means jobs for Indigenous profs
The push to put Indigeneity on curriculums has created a hiring boom, but the pool of Indigenous scholars remains small more
Canada’s justice system is not for Indigenous people: Reasonable Doubt
Colten Boushie and Tina Fontaine deserve justice more
Cheol Joon Baek
The race divide in Toronto schools
The latest TDSB report on equity highlights the cycle of systemic problems that have plagued education bureaucracies for decades more
Samuel Engelking
New Constellations tour builds community and camaraderie among Indigenous and non-Indigenous musicians
"It’s the first time I’ve been on a reserve performing my work for the people I made it for,” says musician and writer Leanne Betasamosake Simpson more
Samuel Engelking
The movement to revive the Mohawk language is growing
A new generation of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians are learning the language through post-secondary courses and an app more
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The 10 best art shows of 2017
Many of this year's top exhibitions explored Canada's colonial legacy, the concept of nationhood and the meaning of monuments more
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Chile indigenous leader Sergio Campusano outside Barrick Gold AGM in Toronto last month.
