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Vern Cheechoo
Vern Cheechoo is a Cree people, Cree folk and country singer-songwriter from Canada.Dariya Baiguzhiyeva"Moose Cree singer's new album will be dedicated to his late wife" ''Village Media, Timmins Today'', July 24, 2021. He is most noted as a two-time Juno Award nominee for Juno Award for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year, Best Aboriginal Recording, receiving nods at the Juno Awards of 2000 for his solo album ''Touch the Earth and Sky'', and at the Juno Awards of 2003 for ''The Right Combination'', an album recorded as a duo with Lawrence Martin (musician), Lawrence Martin. Originally from Moose Factory, Ontario, he is the son of Sinclair Cheechoo, an influential Cree fiddle player.Xavier Kataquapit, "Native musicians have 'right combination'". ''Timmins Daily Press'', May 25, 2002. His siblings, Archie Cheechoo and Thelma Cheechoo, were also musicians. He released his debut album ''Lonesome & Hurting'' in 1993. He supported the album with several concert dates as an opening act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cree People
The Cree, or nehinaw (, ), are a North American Indigenous people, numbering more than 350,000 in Canada, where they form one of the country's largest First Nations. They live primarily to the north and west of Lake Superior in the provinces of Alberta, Labrador, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories, Ontario, and Saskatchewan. Another roughly 27,000 live in Quebec. In the United States, the Cree, historically, lived from Lake Superior westward. Today, they live mostly in Montana, where they share Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation with Ojibwe (Chippewa) people. A documented westward migration, over time, has been strongly associated with their roles as traders and hunters in the North American fur trade. Sub-groups and geography The Cree are generally divided into eight groups based on dialect and region. These divisions do not necessarily represent ethnic subdivisions within the larger ethnic group: * ''Naskapi'' and '' Montagnais'' (together known as the ''Innu'') are in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern Exposure
''Northern Exposure'' is an American comedy-drama television series about the eccentric residents in the fictitious town of Cicely, Alaska, that originally aired on CBS from July 12, 1990, to July 26, 1995, with a total of 110 episodes. It received 57 award nominations during its six-season run and won 27, including the 1992 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series, two additional Primetime Emmy Awards, four Creative Arts Emmy Awards, and two Golden Globes.Awards for ''Northern Exposure'' from starred as New York City native Dr. Joel Fleischman, whose [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breach Of Trust (band)
Breach of Trust is a Canadian hard rock band originally from La Ronge, Saskatchewan. The band's principal songwriters, Marty Ballentyne and Zane Kryzanowsky, are both of indigenous heritage. History The band was formed in 1994 by vocalist/guitarist Marty Ballentyne, drummer William Aubut, bassist Zane Kryzanowsky, and guitarist Darryl Lavallee. In 1995, they independently released a 5-song EP called ''Dead Issue EP''. In 1997, Lavallee left the band and was replaced by Colin Cheechoo, the son of country singer-songwriter Vern Cheechoo. In 2000, Breach of Trust released their debut album, ''Songs for Dying Nations'', in 2000. Shows across Canada that summer, a music video for the song "Who Am I?", and rave reviews from online sites helped to create a buzz around the band, and major labels began attending shows. In 2001 Breach of Trust signed with EMI and "Songs For Dying Nations" was re-released that year. The band won three awards at the 2002 Indigenous Music Awards (then-na ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Press
The Canadian Press (CP; , ) is a Canadian national news agency headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Established in 1917 as a vehicle for Canadian newspapers to exchange news and information, The Canadian Press has been a private, not-for-profit cooperative owned and operated by its member newspapers for most of its history. In mid-2010, however, it announced plans to become a for-profit business owned by three media companies once certain conditions were met. Over the years, The Canadian Press and its affiliates have adapted to reflect changes in the media industry, including technological changes and the growing demand for rapid news updates. It currently offers a wide variety of text, audio, photographic, video, and graphic content to websites, radio, television, and commercial clients in addition to newspapers and its longstanding ally, the Associated Press (AP), a global news service based in the United States. History Initially, Canada had only regional news associations, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mushkegowuk Council
Mushkegowuk Council (pointed: ᐅᒪᐡᑫᑯ ᐅᑭᒫᐎᐎᐣ (''omashkeko okimāwiwin''); unpointed: ᐅᒪᐡᑫᑯ ᐅᑭᒪᐎᐎᐣ), or officially as the Mushkegowuk Tribal Council, is a non-profit regional chiefs' council representing Cree First Nations in Canada, First Nations in northern Ontario, Canada. The council, located in Moose Factory, Moose Factory, Ontario provides advisory services and program delivery to its eight member nations. Council The council is made up of a representing chief from each of the eight member communities. The chiefs provide political direction to the organization in its strategic planning, government relations and policy development. To assist in these activities, the council maintains a political and advocacy staff to support its efforts in helping their communities to prosper. In turn, the council is a member of Nishnawbe Aski Nation, a tribal political organization representing the majority of Treaty 5 and Treaty 9 First Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Timmins
Timmins ( ) is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada, located on the Mattagami River. The city is the fourth-largest city in the Northeastern Ontario region with a population of 41,145 at the 2021 Canadian census and an estimated population of 44,819 in 2023. The city's economy is based on natural resource extraction. It is supported by industries related to lumbering, and to the mining of gold, zinc, copper, nickel, and silver. Timmins serves as a regional service and distribution centre. The city has a large Franco-Ontarians, Francophone community, with more than 50% of the residents bilingual in French and English. History Early history Archaeological evidence indicates that the area has been inhabited for at least 6,500 years. The first inhabitants were nomadic peoples of the Archaic period (North America)#Shield Archaic, Shield Archaic culture. At the time of European colonization of the Americas, European contact, the area was inhabited primarily by the Cree and Oji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix
''The StarPhoenix'' is a daily newspaper that serves Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is a part of Postmedia Network. It has been referred to as a "sister newspaper" to the ''Regina Leader-Post, Leader-Post''. The ''StarPhoenix'' puts out six editions each week and publishes one weekly, ''The Bridge (newspaper), Bridges''. It is also part of the canada.com web portal. History The ''StarPhoenix'' was first published as ''The Saskatoon Phoenix'' on October 17, 1902 (following a short-lived attempt at a local newspaper, the ''Saskatoon Sentinel''). In 1909, it became a daily paper and, in 1910, was renamed the ''Saskatoon Capital''. The paper was sold and bought several times between its inception and the 1920s, at one point being owned by W. F. Herman, the future owner and publisher of the ''Windsor Star''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitehorse Star
The ''Whitehorse Star'' was a newspaper in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. History The newspaper was founded in 1900 about a year after the Klondike Gold Rush ended. The paper was originally called the ''Northern Star'', by was later changed to the ''White Horse Star, Whitehorse Daily Star'' and since 2019 as the ''Whitehorse Star.'' In June 1950, Horace Moore sold the newspaper to Tom Bain, who had been editor of the ''Cambie News'' in Vancouver for 12 years. The new owner doubled the physical paper's size and the number of pages. Circulation rose to 2,300. Bain sold the paper to Harry Boyle of Vancouver in October 1954. Boyle bought a Linotype machine for the paper from the ''Dawson Weekly News'', which had closed. The press was replaced in 1960 by a used Harris offset printing press which a year later allowed The ''Star'' to start publishing twice a week on Mondays and Thursdays. Boyle is responsible for The ''Star'' adopting its official motto, "'' Illegitimus non Carborundum' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sudbury Star
''The Sudbury Star'' is a Canadian daily regional newspaper published in Sudbury, Ontario. It is owned by the media company, Postmedia. It is the largest daily paper in Northeastern Ontario by circulation. History The ''Sudbury Star'' began as a daily in January 1909 as the ''Northern Daily Star'',C.M. Wallace and Ashley Thomson, ''Sudbury: Rail Town to Regional Capital''. Dundurn Press, 1993. . in competition with the city's established daily ''Sudbury Journal'', but it was in immediate financial trouble and folded within just six months. Staff took over ownership of the struggling newspaper, led by foreman William Edge Mason, who then found 10 prominent investors to provide financial backing to the paper."Sudbury Star Publisher William E. Mason Dead". ''The Globe and Mail'', June 23, 1948. W.E. Mason Equipment was created to take over management of the paper, and by World War I the paper was flourishing and the ''Sudbury Journal'' was out of business. In 1922 Mason acqu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Aboriginal Music Award
The Indigenous Music Awards, formerly called the Aboriginal Peoples' Choice Music Awards, is an annual Canadian music award, given out to Indigenous people who are in the music industry. The APCMA receives financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Online Strategy. The ceremony is broadcast on television by the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network. In 2014 Iceis Rain became the first openly two-spirit person to perform at the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards."Meet Trailblazing Two-Spirit Performer ICEIS Rain" '''', September 13, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance Me Outside
''Dance Me Outside'' is a 1994 Canadian drama film, directed by Bruce McDonald. It was based on a book by W.P. Kinsella.Rob Salem, "Dance Me Outside struts a lively two-step". ''Toronto Star'', March 10, 1995. The film premiered at the 1994 Toronto International Film Festival, before going into commercial release in 1995. Plot On the Kidabanesee reserve in Northern Ontario lives Silas Crow ( Ryan Black), a young man looking for direction in life. He is uncertain about taking an automobile mechanic's course in college. His general confusion with life is most readily evident in his appearance. He wears an old ratty black fedora, a strange assortment of cargo pants, as well as a long, black trench coat. Frank Fencepost (Adam Beach) is Crow's best friend, and Sadie Maracle ( Jennifer Podemski) is his girlfriend. A young girl from the reserve is murdered by Clarence Gaskill ( Hugh Dillon); the white man's sentence is light, leading the community to demand justice or vengeance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
