ArtsCan Circle
P.O. Box 20013 RPO Lansdowne M6K 0G1 Toronto, ON, Canada

This is the third week of our Word Count Virtual Series with The Northwest Kid. Twice a week, students from Eenchokay Birchstick School gather to learn songwriting, keyboard and recording. Yesterday, 23 students participated and today’s workshop kicks off this afternoon. We’re looking forward to being apart of it virtually. #artscanconnects #musicworkshop... #pikangikum #indigenousyouth #northwestkid See more

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We are so excited for today! Creative partners @takingitglobal and ArtsCan Circle bring an #ArtsCanConnects Youth Event with Buffy Sainte-Marie Eight schools in remote northern communities across Canada will be participating in this unique event. BIO: Buffy Sainte-Marie is touring constantly, and coming off her critically acclaimed, award-winning 2015 album Power in the Blood, nobody could ever accuse the Academy Award-winning songwriter of taking it easy. Since her ground...breaking debut, 1964’s It’s My Way!, the Cree singer-songwriter has been a trailblazer and a tireless advocate, an innovative artist, and a disruptor of the status quo. Sainte-Marie has spent her whole life creating, and her artistry, humanitarian efforts, and Indigenous leadership have made her a unique force in the music industry. In 1969, she made one of the world’s first electronic vocal albums; in 1982 she became the only Indigenous person to win an Oscar; she spent five years on Sesame Street where she became the first woman to breastfeed on national television. She’s been blacklisted and silenced. She’s written pop standards sung and recorded by the likes of Janis Joplin, Elvis Presley, Donovan, Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes. She penned Universal Soldier, the definitive anti-war anthem of the 20th century. She is an icon who keeps one foot firmly planted on either side of the North American border, in the unsurrendered territories that comprise Canada and the USA. In 2020’s climate of damaging #fakenews and toxic hubris, Buffy Sainte-Marie’s incisive honesty, clarity, and intelligent compassion stand out in sharp relief. Supported by: #SlaightFamilyFoundation & Paquin Artists Agency & MAAIINGAN Productions Photo Credit - Brian Campbell #ArtsCanCircle #BuffySainteMarie #Inspiration #Connection #Music #IndigenousYouth

ArtsCan Circle is thrilled to announce Twin Flames will be joining the #ArtsCanConnects online workshops this Thursday at 7pm (EDT). You can watch it via our YouTube Channel, FB & Twitter. BIO: Multi-award winning, chart-topping Indigenous artists Twin Flames build bridges across cultures, continents, and styles. The husband and wife duo of Chelsey June, métis (Algonquin Cree) from Ottawa, and Jaaji, Inuk and Mohawk from Nunavik, are long celebrated for their sonic landscape...s spanning Canada and the Arctic, and honouring their ancestors through song in English, Inuttitut, Algonquin and French. They have to date released three full-length albums and are well on their way to establishing themselves as a Canadian Household name. Twin Flames, brings together a richness of personal history and musical experience, 2x Canadian Folk Music Award recipients for Aboriginal Songwriters of the year and 3x Native American Music Award winners their songs tell stories of courage and survival. A beloved powerhouse couple with 25 Music award Nominations, they have played more than 1000+ shows throughout Canada, Greenland, the United States, Australia and France. Using unique sounds, Indigenous Spirit flutes, traditional drums and western instruments, synthesizing harmonies Twin Flames unveil in a raw and honest experience. Before combining their talents under the title of Twin Flames, Chelsey June and Jaaji had their own respective award-winning and nominated careers; they met on-set during the filming of APTN’s TAM (Talent Autochtones Musical). Since joining together in 2015, both professionally and as spouses, they’ve had - Two number 1 Hits on the Indigenous Music Countdown’s Top 40. They were selected as artist-in-residence for the 2019 Folk Alliance International conference and as a result, became UNESCO's official songwriters for 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages. #ArtsCanCircle #ArtsCanConnects #Artists #Inspiration #Connection #TwinFlames #Music

Are you looking for inspiration and ideas to create? Use #ArtsCanConnects to connect with artists via our online platform. And don’t forget to subscribe to our ArtsCan Circle YouTube Channel where you can find all of our free online workshops from exciting Indigenous and Inuit artists across North America. #Pandemic #COVID19 #ArtsCanCircle #ArtsCanConnects #Inspiration #Connection #IndigenousYouth #InuitYouth #DominiqueDayeHunter D. Daye Hunter Designs

The full season is now available on CBC Gem! For those waiting to binge #TricksterCBC all in one go, now’s your chance. Stream it: https://bit.ly/CBCGemTricksterS1

How to dance with a good dose of positive vibes! Learn 3 steps with Indigenous choreographer Santee Smith. Three steps and a good dose of positive energy are the ingredients in this dance tutorial by Santee Smith. This dance tutorial may wear you out in the first 30 seconds. Seriously. CBC Arts visited Indigenous choreographer/artist Tekaronhiáhkhwa Santee Smith (also founding artistic director of Kaha:wi Dance Theatre) while she was rehearsing for the Opening Ceremony of the... North American Indigenous Games. Smith gave CBC Arts a tutorial in Indigenous dance two traditional steps and one that's her own contemporary take on the styles she's learned. Words & Video: @CBCArts

Over the years we have collaborated with young people in Pilangikum producing a short film, a life size eagle sculpture, murals and workshops in music production. We miss making art with you all! But in the meantime, let’s look at this beautiful work by Maddy King & the team at @bawaadan.collective Posted @withregram @bawaadan.collective It’s sunrise to sunset, to night. All of the things that happen around us, things we take for granted and should stop and appreciate -... Maddy King from #Pikangikum #Firstnation , #Ontario 15-year-old #photographer, King received a camera a couple of years ago and has been producing the beautiful pieces featured here. We are incredibly honoured to collaborate with her for this web series. Photo - Maddy King Credits Beekahncheekahmeeg Produced / Written / Directed/ Score Maddy King / #BawaadanCollective Words: Bawaadan Collective