This year's IYÁ7YULH Talking Stick Industry Series will take place from February 19 to 22, 2016, on traditional, unceded Coast Salish territory (Vancouver, British Columbia). Iyá7yulh (Ee-ya-chote-yo-lh), which translates to “get aboard our canoe”, will build on the momentum of last year's series. Taking place over 4 days, the IYÁ7YULH Talking Stick Industry Series includes galas, performances, workshops, case studies, […]
Canada Council for the Arts, First Peoples’ Cultural Council and BC Arts Council will partner up for an Arts Funding Information Session. Get an overview of these three arts funding organizations. Canada Council will offer valuable information about their new funding model, including details for Indigenous Artists looking to register in the Council’s online portal, and applying under their Creating, […]
Explore the creative potentials of television for sharing stories and speaking truth as we know it. Jules Koostachin, the 2017 VPL Aboriginal Storyteller in Residence, and her son, Asivak Koostachin, screen and discuss their spirited APTN television series AskiBOYZ, which follows Asivak and his brother Mahiigan to 13 rural Ontario Indigenous communities. Learn about their experiences producing this vibrant series. […]