Ziigwan Music and Arts Festival Kicks Off March 24th at Yonge-Dundas Square

3/15 UPDATE: 2023 Juno Award Nominees Aysanabee and Digging Roots have been added to the lineup, along with the full vendor list Celebrate and honour springtime at Ziigwan (SEE-gwon), a free three-day Indigenous music and arts festival at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, March 24 – 26, 2023. 106.5 Elmnt fm, Red Music Rising, Music Tourism, […]

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Shirley Cheechoo: recipient of 2022 OAC Indigenous Arts Award

Ontario Arts Council has awarded Shirley Cheechoo with the 2022 Indigenous Arts Award for her contribution to the Indigenous arts in Ontario. The award, being presented at the Weengushk International Film Festival on July 10th consists of $10,000, a framed certificate and an Indigenous-designed blanket. Shirley Cheechoo’s work reflects her Cree cultural background and her […]

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Unikkaaqtuat makes its world premiere at the NAC

Terrence Uyarak and Neil Christopher are feeling the pressure. They are just hours from debuting their Unikkaaqtaut at the National Arts Centre Thursday evening, and they don’t take the venue for granted. “We need two more weeks to finish this circus show,” says Terrence Uyarak co-artistic director and performer in the show, quoting fellow co-artistic […]

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