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Talking Stick Festival 2022: DTES Powwow honours the children, June 18

Exhibition at 2022 Talking Stick Festival highlights seven artists who are revitalizing Indigenous culture through sacred body markings

Through song and healing circles, Tla’amin Nation and PRISMA Festival make harmony together

Cyndi Pallen is among the Indigenous artists who will perform alongside the 80-member PRISMA Festival Orchestra in concert at the beach

FESTS, MUSICGail JohnsonJune 14, 2022PRISMA Festival, Indigenous, SUMMER, Summer Arts Guide, Powell River

White Girls in Moccasins is a journey of Indigenous self-discovery

Nuu-chah-nulth actor Danica Charlie can relate to the lead character’s struggle for identity

sacred skin explores the resurgence of Indigenous tattooing

Exhibition at 2022 Talking Stick Festival highlights seven artists who are revitalizing Indigenous culture through sacred body markings

Elektra sings Snewíyalh tl’a Staḵw (Teachings of the Water), an act of reconciliation through the arts

Conceived by ethnomusicologist Jeanette Gallant, the five-piece a cappella work is based on Squamish text gifted by Tsitsáyxemaat (Rebecca Duncan) and scored by Métis composer T. Patrick Carrabré

Talking Stick Festival 2022 celebrates First Nations talent in performing arts

The 21st annual event marks National Indigenous History Month with diverse cultural programming ranging from film to visual arts

Ts'msyen Nation's Lynda Gray propels reconciliation forward with First Nations 101

The East Vancouver resident delves into topics ranging from reproductive health to being an ally in newly updated book

CULTURE, READGail JohnsonJune 1, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Indigenous, BC books

Stir Q&A: Duncan McCue shares the backstory of new CBC podcast, Kuper Island, about notorious residential school

The series hears from three survivors of the Catholic-run institution on Penelakut Island

New Indigenous-owned FirstNationsGallery.com showcases jewellery designed by Indigenous artists of the Pacific Northwest

Founder John Velten wants to create the largest collection of its kind in North America by helping other Indigenous artists access tools, tech, and precious metals

ART & DESIGNStir VancouverApril 18, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Indigenous, jewellery

Indigenous artists from across the Northern hemisphere gather at Coastal Dance Festival

Dancers of Damelahamid’s 15h annual event hosts Sámi artists from Norway and Sweden as well as Indigenous performers from throughout Canada and the U.S.

DANCE, FESTSGail JohnsonApril 12, 2022SPRING, Spring Arts Guide, Dancers of Damelahamid, Margaret Grenier, Indigenous