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“Ancestral medicine is an idea that we can all share,” says Angel Aubichon, one-half of the Two-Spirit couple behind Indi City. “Medicine is anything that brings one health and a connection to the source. Beadwork is medicine, cultural teachings are medicine and connection to the land is medicine.” The “Eagle Feather” earrings by Indi City […]

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Growing up, I went to powwows all across Turtle Island. As a residential school survivor, my mom felt it was important that I take pride in my identity as Eeyou and Swampy Cree, from the Cree Nation of Waskaganish in Eeyou Istchee. Just as she learned the Cree way of life from her mother, I […]

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Every year at the start of May, red dresses can be seen hanging from trees, statues and front doors across Canada. These hollow vermilion silhouettes make a sartorial statement on the epidemic of missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls and two-spirit people. The National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and […]

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Content warning: This story discusses residential schools and violence against Indigenous people. Canada’s Residential School Survivors and Family Crisis Line is available 24 hours a day at 1-866-925-4419. In light of the ongoing discoveries of Indigenous children’s unmarked graves in Canadian cities including Kamloops and Cranbrook, calls on social media to boycott Canada Day are […]

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This year, Métis/Algonquin filmmaker Michelle Latimer premiered two projects at TIFF: a documentary titled Inconvenient Indian and CBC television series Trickster.

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Arielle Twist is a major cat-eye connoisseur. The Halifax-based transgender poet, sex educator and visual artist has been wearing black feline flicks ever since she began experimenting with makeup. “I’ve always gravitated toward a cat-eye and a red or nude lip; I haven’t strayed far from that blueprint,” she says, adding that what has evolved […]

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Meet Jenn Harper, the founder of Cheekbone Beauty, a made-in-Canada cosmetics line of colourful lipsticks and lip glosses, plus complexion products, focused on low waste and sustainability: think biodegradable packaging and sustainably sourced ingredients. What’s more, 10 per cent of Cheekbone Beauty’s profits are donated to the First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, a […]

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Dan Levy just enrolled in a 12-week online course titled Indigenous Canada, and he's encouraging people to take the classes with him.

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Born in Enoch Cree Nation in Alberta, Ashley Callingbull became a household name after becoming the first Indigenous woman — and Canadian — to win the Mrs. Universe title in 2015. The historic victory marked so much more than a beauty pageant win for Callingbull: Her moment in the spotlight turned into a prime opportunity […]

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These films, shows and documentaries shine a light on the varied experiences of Indigenous communities not just here in Canada but around the world.

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Talk to Ashley Callingbull about her skin ink for half an hour, and you will have a powerful conversation about resilience, strength and self-love.

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Their profound film, The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open, was inspired by a moving real-life encounter between two Indigenous women.

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