Art and Culture

Art and Culture

Illuminate Your Space With Indigenous Candles

Have you noticed how your space instantly feels cozier and more inviting when you light a candle? There’s something magical about the soft glow and warmth that candles provide.
But did you know you can take your candle experience to the next level with indigenous candles? Made from all-natural, eco-friendly ingredients by top Canadian candle companies or artisans dedicated to preserving cultural traditions, indigenous candles are special in more ways than one.
It brings the natural scents and symbols of native cultures into your home. Light one up for a …

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Chisasibi Heritage Cultural Centre

The Chisasibi Heritage & Cultural Centre is home to renewing cultures where the traditional values and heritage are honored and preserved via Aayaanischaa. This cultural center showcases an extensive range of reciprocal educational cycles, expertise, and linking past, present, and upcoming cohorts.
This is where the living cultures are celebrated and honored uniquely. The living culture also gets a chance to share their heritage via displays, songs, language, tales, and customary events. Once you enroll in the institute, it becomes easy to access the available artistic craftsmanship and hear tales from different…

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Cree Culture

The Oujé- Bougoumou community hosts the entire Aanischaaukamikw a Cree cultural institute in Quebec. The center has, for the past decades, received numerous United Nations awards.
The exceptional center is more than a national museum since it is also the center of the Cree culture. The entire Cree culture and training happen in this center where the learners experience and train about the Cree culture diversities.
Here, guests can gain access to the artifacts, which explains more about the Cree people five thousand decades ago. The entire Cree people, their origin, and their association to the land are …

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Biennale of Contemporary Native Art (BACA)

The BACA is the main event that is meant to recognize and promote contemporary Indigenous arts and even artists in the long run. It was established nine years ago to improve the scale of events and performance from across the globe. There are native curators who represent diverse exhibitions, concerts, round tables, and film screenings that revolve around the chosen theme.
More than forty native artists get an opportunity to showcase their works and talents for meetings and exchanges. The annual event revolves around the artist’s life and preserving indigenous tourism for future cohorts and income-generating …

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Identity, History, and Memory

The knowledge and wisdom that revolves around the Indigenous people need to be safeguarded and maintained. The integrated memory which consists of values, beliefs, culture, and ways of living is transferred from one cohort to another. This is a sign of respecting the people’s traditions.
The wider sharing of indigenous knowledge is significantly expressed in museums and cultural sites. This is where the indigenous communities and their culture are targeted and become well-known to the general public.
Memory museums and customary camps are essential when it comes to maintaining and enhancing the …