The Canada Council for the Arts Strategic Plan 2016-21 states; “The Council is taking a self-determined approach that respects and…
I am an unabashed fan of Anishinaabe artist Norval Morrisseau. Most people would characterize me as less of a fangirl…
The Vancouver based Facebook group Fraudulent Native Art Exposed (FNAE) was created in 2017 by Derek Edenshaw (a Haida artist)…
For over 20 years I have been a full time practicing visual artist, and during this time I’ve been very…
The Canadian Music Centre (CMC) document “Music Inspired by Aboriginal Sources” (2010), compiled by Jeremy Strachan, lists compositions by composers…
Appropriation is the action of taking something for one’s own use, typically without the owner’s permission. Misappropriation is misusing something…
I am an Inuk katajjaq performer. Katajjaq, Inuit throat singing, the songs of our breath inspired by our guttural emotions,…