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Arts Funding Information Session

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, …

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Kwèykw`áystway Pop-up Musical Bistro

Gather with us in our Kw’eykw’áystway Pop-Up Musical Bistro. Sit back, fill your stomach (and your glasses), and chat with your host, Auntie Galena (Ed Bourgeois). Music by UnCeded. Includes catered meal.

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Speaking Truth in Television

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. …

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2Spirit Rebellion

Harsh words too often erode the confidence of two-spirit people but for some, drag is used to denote their strength. Join us for a night of rebellion as the Brush Arbor Gurlz demonstrate the resilience of two-spirit people.  

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Rezurrecting the Goddesses

Virago Nation Burlesque invites you to take a journey into the multifaceted world of Indigenous sexuality. Through humour, seduction, pop culture and politics, they aim to show that Aboriginal women will not be confined to the virgin-whore dichotomy but will forge a new reconciliation with their bodies. (Note: 19+ event; sexually suggestive content; no full nudity)

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Reel Reservations: Short Series

Ten (10) short films ranging from animation to documentary. Featuring: Four Faces of the Moon Cree Code Aks Gyigyiinwa̱xł (Water Prayer) The Takeover Indian Giver Stolen Picking up the Pieces Blue in the Face Standing Rock Documentary Healthy Transitions Total running time is approximately two (2) hours.

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Interview with Margo Kane & Corey Payette

Article posted on Artslandia Seventeen years after writing Moonlodge, Margo Kane is now passing her work into the hands of two of Canada’s brightest upcoming theatre artists. Directed by Corey Payette, Moonlodge will, for the first time, be performed by a different actor, Paula-Jean Prudat. Can you tell us a bit about the story? MK: Moonlodge tells the story of a young girl named Agnes …

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Vancity is a proud supporter of the TSF

Article posted on Vancity Festival dates: Thursday, February 16 to Sunday, February 26, 2017 In its 16th year, the Talking Stick Festival is a citywide celebration of Aboriginal performance and art featuring a mix of theatre, Ab-original Cabaret, live music, dance, spoken word, traditional Powwow, workshops, artist talks and more. With over 150 artists from across Canada, The Talking Stick …

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