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Sports

Trailblazing Indigenous NHL hockey player Fred Sasakamoose dies of COVID-19 at age 86

Nov 25

He also served as band councillor and chief of Ahtahkakoop Cree Nation.

Arts

Nika Collison and Gwaai Edenshaw will reflect on the art and legacy of master goldsmith and sculptor Bill Reid

Nov 16

Event is part of the To Speak with a Golden Voice series.

Arts

Indigenous cellist Cris Derksen performs November 18

Nov 16

Event is part of the Wednesday Noon Hours series.

Movie Notes

Directors Guild of Canada elects Asian Canadian and Indigenous filmmakers as new president and vice-president

Nov 10

The elections arrive at a time when screen industries are seeking to address systemic issues about diversity, representation, and inclusion.

Arts Notes

UBC to rebuild Museum of Anthropology's Great Hall for seismic upgrades

Nov 10

The museum's Great Hall has been prioritized after being identified as being highly vulnerable to seismic activity.

Commentary

David Suzuki: Decolonization requires action and new ways of seeing

Oct 27

Exploring and implementing different forms of land distribution and governance are key to the task at hand.

Arts Features

In the Beginning shares early Indigenous stories of Vancouver at the Firehall Arts Centre

Oct 27

Storyteller, playwright, and former commercial fisher Rosemary Georgeson gathered people whose tales will be heard

Movie Notes

ImagineNative screen festival honours B.C.–based Indigenous actor Lorne Cardinal with award of excellence

Oct 26

The classically trained Lorne Cardinal has amassed over 100 credits on screen and stage.

Arts

Jennifer Kramer leads online tour of Kent Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience on October 22

Oct 21

Live Q&A will follow the prerecorded tour.

Movie Notes

B.C. Indigenous supernatural mystery Monkey Beach gets theatrical release in Vancouver

Oct 16

Monkey Beach, directed by an Indigenous filmmaker who adapted a novel by an indigenous author, was shot in Kitamaat Village.

Commentary

Coalition on Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls in B.C. demands action plan from provincial leaders

Oct 14

It's calling on each party to commit to fully implement the recommendations that will bring the human rights crisis of violence against Indigenous women, girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ people to an end.

Education

Journalist Angela Sterritt speaks at Decolonize THIS (Media) on October 27

Oct 9

The lecture will be moderated by UBC's Candis Callison.