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Shawnee Kish & Serena Ryder bring the tunes to the Songwriter Series

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Watch performances cast onto a snowy screen at Asinabka Festival this weekend

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Adrian Sutherland releases upbeat indie rock solo tune, Respect the Gift

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Hip Hop News – February 19, 2021

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Ila Barker launches third season of AIRSessions, music workshops for youth led by Indigenous artists

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Hip-Hop News February 12, 2021

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Jason Oliver Evans PhD. Student in Religious Studi

Jason Oliver Evans PhD. Student in Religious Studies, @uva- the Ebenezer Baptist Church and Black power in Atlanta / Nana aba Duncan-
@mediagirlfriends a podcast company supporting racialized & LGBTQ2+ people, as well as women/non-binary/trans people working in media. Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT

ELMNT-FM is a proud sponsor of the screening of Sp

ELMNT-FM is a proud sponsor of the screening of Spirit Bear and Children Make History at the #KCFF21. Premiering Feb 28, this program features three extraordinary animated works by Michif filmmaker Amanda Strong. With her bold form of Indigenous screen storytelling, Strong explores themes of human rights, equity and reconciliation. Get tickets at kingcanfilmfest.com @kingcanfilmfest

Don't forget to tune in tonight from 8 pm - 11 pm

Don't forget to tune in tonight from 8 pm - 11 pm and from 11 pm - 2 am for The ELMNT FM Block Party. Our exclusive 3-hour mix show with DJ Glenn Knight and The Juiceman Jonathan Shaw #TheBlockParty #ELMNTFM

Marc Serpa Francoeur and Robinder Uppal co-founder

Marc Serpa Francoeur and Robinder Uppal co-founders of @losttimemedia on their Doc film "No Visible Trauma" featured in the @kingcanfilmfest this Sunday ELMNT FM's Bruce Barber on getting the COVID Vaccine / and Sandy Ward of Indigenous Women in the Outdoors on the @viffest. Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT #KCFF #Covid #VIFF

A Special one-hour ELMNT FM presentation celebrati

A Special one-hour ELMNT FM presentation celebrating Black History month -"Freedom A Mixtape". Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT #BlackHistoryMonth

It's #PinkShirtDay today to fight against bullying

It's #PinkShirtDay today to fight against bullying! Drop a comment below tagging some awesome along with a compliment! And, let's see those pink shirts!

-@jillsonair

#choosekindness #kindness #antibullying

Measha Brueggergosman is a Canadian born, Grammy-n

Measha Brueggergosman is a Canadian born, Grammy-nominated Opera singer, whose voice was heard by more than three billion viewers at the opening of the Vancouver Winter Olympics.
In 2007, Ms. Brueggergosman became the Goodwill Ambassador for the African Medical & Research Foundation, a charity working for Better Health in Africa, and shared her voice as a form of musical therapy for children.
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #TakeaLesson #MeashaBrueggergosman @meashabg

Marcel Stewart - Project Lead and Outreach Coordin

Marcel Stewart - Project Lead and Outreach Coordinator for @suitcaseinpoint
on "Freedom a Mixtape"/ Plus Ken Richard Dir. of the Indigenous Spirit Fund on Indigenous Spirit Awards. Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT #Indigenous

It's Pink Shirt Day, time to show your support by

It's Pink Shirt Day, time to show your support by wearing pink to symbolise your stand against bullying! Take a pic in your pink shirt and drop us a DM!

#AntiBullyingDay #PinkShirtDay #ChooseKindness #ELMNTFM

ELMNT-FM is a proud sponsor of the screening of Sp

ELMNT-FM is a proud sponsor of the screening of Spirit Bear and Children Make History at the #KCFF21. Premiering Feb 28, this program features three extraordinary animated works by Michif filmmaker Amanda Strong. With her bold form of Indigenous screen storytelling, Strong explores themes of human rights, equity and reconciliation. Get tickets at kingcanfilmfest.com @kingcanfilmfest

Nigel Irwin Co-Creative Director of the newly form

Nigel Irwin Co-Creative Director of the newly formed @nagamopublishing / Plus Director James Buffin with Jules Koostachin on her personal story in their documentary "The Jingle Dress". Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT #Nagamo #TheJingleDress

What is the sweetest thing someone has done for yo

What is the sweetest thing someone has done for you lately? Text us at 567 567* for your chance to win a Bread and Roses gift certificate! Jill will choose a winner every evening after 6PM from February 22-26!

*Standard text rates may apply

#ottawa #contest @breadandrosesottawa

Salome Bey was “Canada’s First Lady of the Blu

Salome Bey was “Canada’s First Lady of the Blues,” Ms Bey wrote and starred in Indigo, a Dora Award-winning history of the blues, and was part of the all-star lineup of Canadian singers who produced the charity single “Tears Are Not Enough,” She was also inducted as an honorary member of the Order of Canada in 2005, and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #TakeaLesson

Amplified Opera are the new "Disruptors-in-Residen

Amplified Opera are the new "Disruptors-in-Residence" with the @canadianopera (COC) / Plus Josh Arden Miller with Janet Rogers and his new song "Solidarity". Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT #COC

Don't forget to tune in tonight from 8 pm - 11 pm

Don't forget to tune in tonight from 8 pm - 11 pm and from 11 pm - 2 am for The ELMNT FM Block Party. Our exclusive 3-hour mix show with DJ Glenn Knight and The Juiceman Jonathan Shaw #TheBlockParty #ELMNTFM

Dudley Laws was a Canadian civil rights activist a

Dudley Laws was a Canadian civil rights activist and co-founder and executive director of the Black Action Defence Committee.

In 1990, Mr. Laws called on then Premier Bob Rae to establish an independent body to investigate police shootings after the shooting death of Lester Donaldson (a Black man with mental health issues) during a confrontation. The Special Investigations Unit, which looks at all police shootings in Ontario, was formed in the wake of the Donaldson killing.

#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #TakeaLesson #DudleyLaws

Bert Crowfoot CEO and founder of Aboriginal Multi-

Bert Crowfoot CEO and founder of Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) in Alberta -Bert discusses the history and growth of radio stations CFWE, 98.5 FM, CJWE 88.1 FM, Windspeaker and newly launched "89.3 The Raven". Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT

The 18th annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Fe

The 18th annual Toronto Human Rights Watch Film Festival, in partnership with @hotdocs_ February 18-22, 2021- with the new Chairs of the THRWFF Jennifer Baichwal and Nicholas de Pencier plus Eva Mulvad, Director of "Love Child" featured in this year's THRWFF. Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT #THRWFF

B. Denham Jolly is a Black pioneer in Canada’s r

B. Denham Jolly is a Black pioneer in Canada’s radio broadcasting industry, launching Canada's first Black-owned radio station in 2001.

Mr. Jolly also founded the Black Business and Professional Association and the Harry Jerome Awards, and he spoke out on social justice issues as a member of the Black Action Defence Committee. On November 27, 2020, Mr. Jolly was appointed to the Order of Canada.
#BHM #BlackHistoryMonth #TakeaLesson #DenhamJolly

1hr Special with the Co-Editors of "Empowering Cli

1hr Special with the Co-Editors of "Empowering Climate Action in the United States" Dr Deb Morrison and Tom Bowman discussing Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE). Tune in tonight at 7:00 pm on ELMNT FM #Toronto #Ott #Ottawa #MomentOfTruth #MOT #Climate #USpoli

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How the feds’ moderate livelihood fishing policy fell apart
by Brett Forester on March 1, 2021 at 7:36 pm
Documents show DFO is surveilling Mi’kmaw communities to keep tabs on treaty fishing but has few policy options to respond The post How the feds’ moderate livelihood fishing policy fell apart appeared first on APTN News. […]
Professors challenge B.C’s racist history ahead of 150th anniversary of joining Canada
by Cara McKenna - Local Journalism Initiative Reporter - The Discourse on March 1, 2021 at 5:04 pm
Authors of open-source educational booklet hope it will be utilized in schools, by policymakers. The post Professors challenge B.C’s racist history ahead of 150th anniversary of joining Canada appeared first on APTN News. […]
Cree owned gaming store opens in Edmonton with the hopes of bringing in new customers
by Chris Stewart on February 28, 2021 at 3:25 pm
A Cree owned gaming store has opened in Edmonton. The owner says he wants more... The post Cree owned gaming store opens in Edmonton with the hopes of bringing in new customers appeared first on APTN News. […]