Promoting and Protecting Indigenous Arts (PPIA)

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Engage with recent news stories and events related to the promotion and protection of the arts and cultural expressions of Indigenous Peoples

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Promoting and Protecting Indigenous Arts (PPIA) is an online project and visionary initiative led by the Indigenous Futures Research Centre at Concordia University. PPIA’S mandate and vision is to promote, protect, and elevate Indigenous arts, practices, and cultural expressions through collaborative/engaged research and knowledge production.

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Themes

The Parameters and 
Stakes of Misappropriation and Misuse
Navigating Appropriation, Collaboration, and Intellectual Property in the Art World
Sovereignty and Self-Determination Over Our Arts, Cultural Expressions, 
and Artistic Practices
Experiments in Indigenous-Led and Government-Supported Protections and Protocols
Creating a Critical 
Mass in Indigenous 
Arts Leadership
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Research

Providing perspective on the challenges surrounding misappropriation of arts, cultural expressions, and artistic practices, we dedicate this page to a collection of websites, as well as some of the tools and solutions being advanced to address these challenges. Providing perspective on the challenges surrounding misappropriation of arts, cultural expressions, and artistic practices, we dedicate this page to a collection of websites, as well as some of the tools and solutions being advanced to address these challenges.

Anne Lajla Utsi
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Frozen Images

There is a long history of the film and television industries appropriating Indigenous stories and narratives. This appropriation has exerted…

Heather Igloliorte, Reneltta Arluk, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Taqralik Partridge, Jessica Kotierk and Jesse Tungilik
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A Call to Action: The Inuit Futures in…

The more empowered Inuit and Inuvialuit are to determine our own futures, the stronger our voices will be in how…

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