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Commentary

Marilyn Slett and Judith Sayers: First Nations have the right to #KeepSafe from COVID-19

Sep 21

If we don’t learn from the lessons of the past, the history and devastation of past pandemics will only repeat themselves.

VIFF

VIFF review: West Coast–based Monkey Beach brings Eden Robinson's Indigenous mystery novel to the screen

Sep 17

In this supernatural mystery, Lisa returns from Vancouver to her Haisla family in Kitamaat Village to heed haunting premonitions.

Arts Notes

Canadian independent media artists to address colonial impact on national arts system at Digital Shift

Sep 16

It’s a response to a call to action made to address the colonial impact upon the media arts

Health Notes

COVID-19 in B.C.: First Nations seek access to case information, BCTF demands further measures in schools

Sep 16

Also, public health authorities will begin publishing notifications about COVID-19 cases at schools on their websites.

VIFF

VIFF review: Tracey Deer’s Beans finds its hero coming of age during the Oka crisis

Sep 16

This drama about a kid trying to understand why everything around her is charged with violence and rage.

VIFF

VIFF review: Inconvenient Indian is made with love

Sep 15

Inconvenient Indian follows and takes inspiration from a new generation.

Books

B.C. authors Annabel Lyon and Michelle Good's novels among 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist

Sep 13

The titles were chosen from 118 books submitted by publishers across Canada.

Style Features

Canada's Drag Race: Indigenous drag queen Ilona Verley from Vancouver makes a splash in Vogue

Sep 11

A two-spirit, nonbinary drag queen has continued a herstorical streak.

Movie Features

Filmmaker Michelle Latimer reclaims Indigenous storytelling with Trickster and Inconvenient Indian

Sep 8

Filmmaker Michelle Latimer says producers need to recognize the wealth that Indigenous creatives bring to their own stories.

Television

TV review: B.C.–set Trickster is an electrifying adaptation of Eden Robinson’s book

Sep 7

Trickster is a scrappy, bare-knuckle answer to the Harry Potter series.

Health Notes

COVID-19 in B.C.: New cases hit near record high, First Nation on Vancouver Island reports first case, and more

Sep 4

Five more flights have been confirmed with COVID-19.

Music Features

2 Rivers Remix Indigenous music fest fosters tolerance and safety

Sep 2

The artistic director, Meeka Morgan, wants First Nations youths to know their history.