The last conferences of the season are over and summer is here! Constance Menzies captured this delightfully colourful wall of guitars while picking up guitar strings with Tony Eetak at the Long & McQuade music store in Winnipeg this week.
Tony Eetak, Dan Vandal, Constance Menzies and Jamie Bell take in the sights and sounds outside Chocolatier Constance Popp during the start of this year’s Canada Day long weekend in Historic St. Boniface.
Carving out Climate Testimony: Inuit Youth, Wellness & Environmental Stewardship This project asks the two-fold question: how does climate change impact Inuit youth and what are the resilience factors that enhance mental health and well-being? Echoing the National Inuit Strategy on Research (NISR) we view the question of health as a vital research priority. Specifically, …
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Ethan Tassiuk, Chase Nogasak, Eriel Lugt and Maeva Gauthier led a hybrid roundtable discussion on the use of arts in support of inclusive and participatory learning environments at the University of Winnipeg June 21, 2022. The special session was held during Auviqsaqtut, the 2022 Inuit Studies Conference held in Winnipeg, June 19-22, 2022. Related Reading: …
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In this series of workshop sessions, we will describe the conversations that led to the project, share the Canada Council for the Arts grant details, and address the opportunities that the digital/cultural incubator provides for local communities. Also, these sessions provide an overview of the participatory process that will be used to set up future digital development activities.
Dr. Olaf Kuhlke from the University of Minnesota Duluth Cultural Entrepreneurship Program presented on the ‘Our People – Our Climate: Visualizing Climate Change in Nunavut through Indigenous Youth Photography and Videography’ during this year’s 2021 ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meetings.
Thousands of students and young leaders from across Canada and internationally gathered to celebrate Global Dignity Day alongside one million of their peers in 80 countries. For some of us, this is our ninth year participating in Global Dignity events.
ArcticNet is sharing its Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Strategy to its members. This EDI strategy is actively working to move beyond inefficient checklists and small policy changes that do not lead to measurable results and lasting transformative changes.
Indigenous entrepreneurs are ready to embrace a bold new future together, thanks to a successful partnership to explore how Cultural Entrepreneurship can contribute to building sustainable jobs for local communities; and to be full economic partners in Canada’s future prosperity.