Kichi Sibi Trails: Chief Pinesi’s Portage revitalization
In this guest post, Kichi Sibi Trail Revitalization shares their work restoring a network of Indigenous/pre-contact trails around the Ottawa region.
Indigenous
OAFF issues call for Indigenous filmmakers—deadline October 9, 2020
Ottawa Adventure Film Festival is seeking Indigenous filmmakers and/or creators of films concerning Indigenous topics who would be interested in submitting their work to be showcased in OAFF 2020 this November. They are especially interested in local and Canadian films.
Interview: Chelsey June and Jaaji of Twin Flames
Multi-award winning Twin Flames is led by Jaaji, an Inuk Mohawk man from Nunavik, and Chelsey June, an Algonquin Cree Métis woman from Ottawa. Their newest single “Battlefields” speaks to ending the stigma associated with mental health. Jaaji and Chelsey June speak about life as touring musicians and arts educators adapting to COVID-19.
Theatre Review: Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools at the GCTC—until 02.09.20
Ryan Pepper: “One question this show raises is: why does it have to be performed by two people? And more importantly, why couldn’t it just have been an Inuit show? The answer to that actually lies in the show.”
Àbadakone: New exhibition marks milestone for global Indigenous art
The exhibition features the work of more than 70 artists from 16 countries, connected to nearly 40 Indigenous nations, ethnicities and tribal affiliations.
Theatre Review: Unikkaaqtuat at the NAC—until 01.12.20
Highlighting diverse companies and northern artists, Unikkaaqtuat is an impressive, unprecedented and fully captivating collaboration that deserves the widest of audiences.
Northern Lights: An Inuit circus troupe brightens the stage at the National Arts Centre
Unikkaaqtuat runs at the National Arts Centre’s from January 9–12 before embarking on a Canadian tour.
Exhibition: Àbadakone at the National Gallery of Canada—until 05.04.20
The NGC’s feature exhibition of contemporary works by Indigenous artists around the world.
Dance Preview: Bangarra Dance Theatre at the NAC—11.15.19 & 11.16.19
The Aboriginal dance company, which hails from Australia, is performing for two nights at the NAC this weekend.
Dance Preview: Minowin by Dancers of Damelahamid at the NAC—09.26.19 to 09.28.19
The show is an artful combination of dance and story, with keen attention paid to its visual aspects.
Prismatic Arts Festival graces the capital—until 09.22.19
The Prismatic Arts Festival is a multidisciplinary roundup of culturally diverse Canadian artists which was launched in 2008.
Exhibition: UNCEDED: Voices of the Land—until 03.22.20 at the Canadian Museum of History
Using text, audio and video, this multimedia exhibit is designed to give space for a plurality of voices to “[tell] an Indigenous expressionism across Turtle Island” reads the gallery notes.
Asinabka Festival Review: Nîpawistamâsowin: We Will Stand Up by Tasha Hubbard
Through the eyes of an Indigenous woman raising two young sons, the events surrounding Colten Boushie’s are chronicled in this documentary. At the centre is the catalyst for much of the activism and international support that’s erupted since Boushie’s death: his cousin Jade Tootoosis.
Asinabka Festival presents Indigenous film and media arts from the world’s most interesting indie artists—08.07.19 to 08.11.19
The eighth annual festival presents an impressive program of Indigenous film and media arts, allowing independent artists to show their best works that examine Indigenous issues and topics in Algonquin Territory and around the world.
A Taste of the Arctic: Showcase of Inuit cuisine and culture—05.15.19 at the NAC
Sarp Kizir: “Foie gras has nothing on Maktaaq.”
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