Sihkos’ Story, Part II: Sturgeon Landing Residential School
The second in an ongoing series of writings by a survivor of Canada's residential school system.
Sihkos’ Story: Residential school remembrances of a little brown ‘white’ girl
Jane Glennon (Woodland Cree), B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., is a retired social worker, counsellor and teacher who currently lives in Prince Albert, SK. A member of the Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation, her published work includes “Traditional Parenting,” a chapter in the book, As We See… Aboriginal Pedagogy (University of Saskatchewan Extension Press, 1998). = = =...
Asinabka Festival: Creating spaces for Aboriginal arts in Ottawa
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...
The Politics of Skin Colour
If only it'd been a colour-blind date, bemoans Dawn Dumont
REVIEWS: New CDs from Robbie Robertson; Derek Miller
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,...
REVIEW: Kinnie Starr, “A Different Day”
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...
How the show goes on: imagineNATIVE festival realizes international return on investment
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...
REVIEW: “Rober de Jesús Guachetá: The Work Goes On” at imagineNATIVE 2010
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...
First Nations education rally heads for the Hill
(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,’...
