Monique Gray Smith Wins 2014 Burt Award for FNMI Literature
WINNIPEG, MANITOBA–(Marketwired – Sept. 27, 2014) – The 2014 winners of a unique literary award that provides thousands of First Nations, Metis and Inuit youth…
Arts, Culture
Historic Buffalo Treaty signed by Tribes and First Nations along U.S. and Canada border
First Nation and Tribal Groups from U.S. and Canada have joined in solidarity to form an alliance to support the restoration of the North American…
Lummi Nation carver accompanies totem on 9000 km solidarity journey
Nearly one month after leaving its home on the Lummi Nation in northwestern Washington State, a flatbed truck hauling a seven-metre (21 foot) sacred healing totem pole…
Inspirational kayas-ago exhibit on display at the Art Gallery of Alberta
Words can be a beautiful thing, especially when they are wound up in a sentence that reflects a mood, enhances an environment, creates an atmosphere,…
Cutting edge graphic novel explores the dark side of vengeance
A cutting-edge graphic novel that combines northwest British Columbian coast Haida Gwaii culture with Japanese manga art is now available in paperback. Red: A Haida…
Shillinglaw public art installation now on exhibit in Saskatoon
Saskatoon’s Cosmopolitan Park has a more serene look these days, thanks to the City of Saskatoon and Alberta Métis artist Heather Shillinglaw, whose first-ever public…
Featured Artist for September, 2014: Daphne Odjig
The stunning art featured on the cover of this month’s Alberta Native News is by Daphne Odjig, one of the most respected and uniquely individualistic…
Illuminated public art will igNIGHT Fort McMurray: Sept 26 – Oct 5
Art lovers and outside-the-box thinkers should most assuredly attend the igNIGHT temporary art installation in Fort McMurray from September 26 through October 5. Each night…
Gripping film – A Raven’s Song – will premiere at short film festivals this fall
An up and coming Edmonton film company will premiere their latest production this month at the Jasper Short Film and Media Arts Festival, followed by…
Don’t miss this show! Making Treaty 7 debuts in Calgary Sept. 11, 13 & 14
Making Treaty 7 is a groundbreaking theatrical presentation that debuts this week in Calgary at the Heritage Park Historical Village. The production breathes life into…