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MODULE 3-ENTRY4 : Canadian Salish Aboriginal Artist: B. Wyse

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Canadian Salish Aboriginal Artist: B. Wyse, (bon graham-krulicki) lives on the Pacific Coast of B.C. Her paintings, designs and prints are inspired by the richness of her aboriginal ancestry and a strong desire to preserve aboriginal language through her art.  “My designs are a tribute to my heritage, to language and the environment, life and culture, the physical and spiritual power it embraces.” She has dedicated years to the creation of inspirational art and designs and works closely with respected elders and fluent speakers for guidance and inspiration. Bonny continues to expand her word and phrase designs, paintings, products and educational programs through which to share her art and culture as a Canadian Aboriginal language artist.

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Community-based Indigenous Digital Storytelling with Elders and Youth

Module 4, Entry 5

This article discusses four community based digital storytelling projects, and explores the strategies for creating and designing Indigenous digital stories.  Examples of projects include:

A’tugwet: Discovering the Culture That Is Immune to Time – For this project students interviewed Elders and community members to learn about Mi’Kmaw history.

The Forest of the Trees: Teachings and Learning from the Southwest Nova Biosphere Resource. For this project, students interviewed scientists, loggers, and Mi’Kmaw community members to learn about various perspectives on the trees and forests of the area.

The article also discusses the importance and challenges of editing and design strategies in recreating stories told by Indigenous Elders and knowledge keepers. As stories are transformed through the editing process, media makers must consider how factors such as the speed of the video, sound levels, narrations, addition of visuals, and sound effects can transform the meaning of stories.

 

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https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285032169_Community-based_Indigenous_Digital_Storytelling_with_Elders_and_Youth

 

M4 P5: Canada’s Indigenous artists are going global like never before

In this article, the author begins by highlighting the music of Hip Hop artists Neon Empty A.K.A. Bryce Lokken. His latest single Red Live’s Don’t is a critique of the culture not paying attention to the plight of Indigenous people. It is a response to the black lives matter movement which has received a lot of international attention, much more that Indigenous issues.

“No marches. No petitions. No justice. Nobody cares.”

The article goes on to highlight 5 Canadian Indigenous artists who have been gaining more international attention:

1: Adele Arsenau. A Nehiyaw/Métis visual artist with a disability, she was born in B.C., and moved from painting to beadwork, woodcarving and digital art to reclaim her displaced heritage and language. Her work has been shown across the Lower Mainland. She is guest curator of the latest instalment of the Pushing Boundaries exhibit held at CityScape Community ArtSpace running until Nov. 20 in North Vancouver.

M3 P4: The Foundation

As I continue to search for content that can help me learn about Indigenous Hip Hop in Canada, I came across The Foundation. This is a series of interviews with classic and modern day hip hop artists that attempts to answer the question: What makes attracts Indigenous youth to hip hop? The answer inevitably comes from looking at Rap as a means of discussing social issues. The NWA criticized the police for their treatment of black communities. Canadian Indigenous artists like Rex Smallboy used the medium to tell stories about pain that indigenous communities have been feeling in Canada. Mama Rudegal, the interviewer, goes on to explain that indigenous kids did not always have access to have their voices heard. They are excluded from talking circles and meetings of the elders. Therefore rap and hip hop became a way to express ideas and frustrations that they had.

 

 

M1 P1: Electric Powowwow Music

Haluci- Nation, formaly known as a Tribe Called Red, is a DJ Duo based in Toronto that blends electronic music with traditional indigenous music and culture. They replace the airhorn heard in much of todays electronic music with druming and vocal chanting. The group has become a staple on the live music scene here in Canada, having won many national music awards.

They have been using their music to promote indigenous culture and language, but also to be critical of colonial Canada. In one track, they even sample Romeo Saganash’s passionate speach in the house of commons, when he exclaimed that Prime Minister Trudeau Should tell the truth to indigenous people, that he “doesn’t give a F*** about their rights.”  They have even more recently released a track called Land Back in which they support the Wet’suwet’en First Nations opposition to the Coastal Pipeline in BC.