Posted: May 07, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: May 7
The Talking Treaties Tio tia:ke Collective includes Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, Iehente Foote, and Ange Loft.(Submitted by Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo, Iehente Foote, Ange Loft)
What are the markers and icons that signify an Indigenous presence in Montreal?Â
That is one of the many questions a collective of artists plan on tackling as they take a deep dive into the city s Indigenous history as a part of a year-long theatre residency. Haudenosaunee people have so much history connected to the island, said Ange Loft, a Kanien kehá:ka (Mohawk) interdisciplinary performing artist from Kahnawake, south of Montreal.Â
Loft and collective tapped for Centaur s Indigenous Artist Residency The initiative was sparked by the wide-ranging conversation about diversity in the arts last year following the Black Lives Matter protests.
Author of the article: Brendan Kelly • Montreal Gazette
Publishing date: Apr 20, 2021 • 2 hours ago • 3 minute read • Multi-disciplinary artist Ange Loft, who originally hails from Kahnawake. Loft and the Talking Treaties Tio tia:ke Collective were named the first Indigenous Artist Residency at the Centaur Theatre. Photo by Courtesy of Centaur Theatre
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