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Amidst the tulips, tourists, and perfectly landscaped government spaces of Ottawa, lives an understated yet growing independent arts scene. Though sometimes hard to spot for those casually passing through, this scene — rife with small galleries, film collectives, indie music shows, and festivals — has helped to transform the side streets of the nation’s capital into [...] . . . → Read More: Asinabka Festival: Creating spaces for Aboriginal arts in Ottawa If only it’d been a colour-blind date, bemoans Dawn Dumont . . . → Read More: The Politics of Skin Colour DEREK MILLER Derek Miller with Double Trouble Juksa Records | 2011 MI Rating: ★★★1/2 (out of 5) —————— ◊ —————— Renowned for his live, blues-inflected, roots rock sound, guitarist and singer/songwriter/producer and actor Derek Miller (Mohawk/Six Nations) first gained national attention when he toured with the iconic Buffy Sainte-Marie in the late ’90s. His raw, emotional style of playing and [...] . . . → Read More: REVIEWS: New CDs from Robbie Robertson; Derek Miller A multidisciplinary artist who’s immersed her energy across several fields, Kinnie Starr‘s interests range from music, visual arts and women’s issues (she possesses a Women’s Studies degree from Queen’s University) to leading youth workshops and being a yoga expert. However Starr is most recognized for her musical output which began to raise much notoriety within North [...] . . . → Read More: REVIEW: Kinnie Starr, “A Different Day” Report filed by Samantha Butler (TORONTO) — At 8 p.m., Wed. Oct. 20, a Maori boy set off with one thousand Torontonians on a guided tour of his life. Known simply as ‘Boy,’ the 11-year-old shows off a rickety farm house in rural New Zealand, where he lives with his Gran, younger brother, and five baby cousins. [...] . . . → Read More: How the show goes on: imagineNATIVE festival realizes international return on investment Rober de Jesús Guachetá: The Work Goes On 19 min. | 2009 | Colombia Directed by the Cineminga Collective Screening at imagineNATIVE Friday Oct 22 @ 3 pm, Al Green Theatre (Bloor at Spadina) Spanish with English subtitles MI Rating: ★★★★★ (out of 5) —————— ◊ —————— This movie opens with a young Indigenous boy explaining how he found his father murdered. His father, Rober [...] . . . → Read More: REVIEW: “Rober de Jesús Guachetá: The Work Goes On” at imagineNATIVE 2010 (OTTAWA) — Hundreds of First Nations people from across the country rallied on Parliament Hill yesterday in support of increased education funding. Among the messages displayed on demonstrators’ signs: ‘Our children, Our future, Our way!’, ‘Respect our Treaties’, and ‘Education Means Graduation.’ The rally was the culmination of a ‘National Week of Action on Education,’ which kicked [...] . . . → Read More: First Nations education rally heads for the Hill In part one of my critique of the book 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus by Charles C. Mann, I noted how Mann’s writing was influenced by a political agenda common in Native Studies — one that denies the developmental gap that existed between aboriginal and European societies before contact. More advocate than [...] . . . → Read More: Sewing a shirt on a button: The pseudoarchaeology of 1491 (Pt. 2) A new voice has entered the fray in the mediaINDIGENA-hosted debate over theoretical understandings and practical implications of culture — in particular, the contentious idea that cultures can and ought to be compared and evaluated against one another. Here, the intellectual and political dispute centers around federal policy regarding First Nations in Canada, a debate that’s been [...] . . . → Read More: Disrobing the Politics of Cultural Difference The following guest contribution is but the latest in a series of back-and-forth posts first inspired by mediaINDIGENA‘s Niigonwedom Sinclair and his review of Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation. The review prompted a rebuttal by one of Disrobing‘s co-authors, Dr. Frances Widdowson. In her piece, Widdowson criticized Sinclair’s citation of [...] . . . → Read More: Sewing a shirt on a button: The pseudoarchaeology of 1491 (Pt. 1) In this guest post, author Charles C. Mann responds to Frances Widdowson’s criticism of his book, 1491: New Revelations of the Americas Before Columbus. Widdowson delivered her critique as part of a rebuttal to Niigonwedom Sinclair’s negative review of her book, Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural [...] . . . → Read More: Rebutting the Rebuttal: ‘Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry’ Digs Up Debate The following is a response to Niigonwedom Sinclair’s critical review of Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry: The Deception Behind Indigenous Cultural Preservation by one of its co-authors, Frances Widdowson. I appreciate Niigonwedom Sinclair’s efforts in reviewing the book I co-wrote with Albert Howard. Although I find most of Sinclair’s opposition to our work to be rooted in [...] . . . → Read More: Co-Author of ‘Disrobing the Aboriginal Industry’ Pens Her Rebuttal |
     
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