Artists like Arsaniq Deer are helping revive the practice. ‘Everybody had tattoos. If you didn’t have any tattoos, it was strange. And now it’s the opposite today,’ she says.
With fluent Mi'gmaw speakers aging and passing away, teachers Madelaine Metallic and Karen Martin are working to pass the language on to the next generation.
Indigenous filmmakers continue to make strides in Canada, building industry capacity on their own terms and telling stories that both honor their communities and reach out to global audiences. Toronto’s 2023 slate offers audiences and buyers vital, provocative, and — because we need it — hilarious world-premiering work from established creators and up-and-comers. “Tautuktavuk (What We …