Dawn Dumont tells a great story with an important message
Dawn Dumont is an accomplished and celebrated Aboriginal woman whose talent and media savvy has enabled her to write and deliver stand-up comedy, co-host APTN’s…
Literature
New book explores Indigenous Pathways in New Media Art
Coded Territories: Tracing Indigenous Pathways in New Media Art is an exciting collection of essays that provides a historical and contemporary context for Indigenous new…
Manitoba film – Treading Water – wins Best Short Documentary at imagineNATIVE festival
October 27, 2014 (Winnipeg, Manitoba) — When brother/sister filmmaking team Janelle and Jérémie Wookey were enlisted by producer Jocelyn Mitchell to make a film that…
Why Robbie Robertson’s Son Wrote a Kids’ Book About His Dad
Sebastian Robertson wasn’t looking to do an exposé on his rock star father, Robbie Robertson. So a children’s book was the perfect way to share…
Aaron Paquette’s new book Lightfinder is a great read for all ages
His uncanny talent with a paintbrush and a sheet of canvas has helped rocket this Canadian artist to the top of the food chain during…
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…
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…
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…
Trick or Treaty? documentary to premiere at Toronto Film Festival Sept. 5
A documentary film about Treaty No. 9 by legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin will premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Sept. 5, 2014….
Wab Kinew: A man with a vision
A young man from Winnipeg is garnering national attention with his efforts to improve the lives of Aboriginal people in Canada. And recently there has…