Tuesday, May 30, 2017

KAIROS Blanket Exercise Resource Centre

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n interactive learning experience
​about
 history
​that is often misunderstood

https://www.kairosblanketexercise.org/about

​Find out more about this powerful activity that helps participants understand the impact of contact on ​Indigenous peoples. (There is also an intro video on the site.)

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Blanket Exercise participants take on the roles of Indigenous peoples in Canada. Standing on blankets that represent the land, they walk through pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. They are directed by facilitators representing a narrator (or narrators) and the European colonizers. Participants are drawn into the experience by reading scrolls and carrying cards which ultimately determine their outcomes. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the Blanket Exercise effectively educates and increases empathy. Ideally, the exercise is followed by a debriefing session in which participants have the opportunity to discuss the experience as a group.
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Thursday, May 25, 2017

Indigenous Music Awards 2017

​And the winners are...​
http://digitaldrum.ca/in-focus-indigenous-music-awards-2017/


D
​on't know what ​musicians to follow? This page reviews the winners and the categories so you can be "in the know."

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Hosted by country artists Kimberley Dawn and Jerry Sereda, the event kicked off with an exclusive red carpet entrance and treated the audience of 1,400 to performances by Crystal Shawanda, Northern Cree, Fred Penner, Mariame, Felipe Gomez, Christa Couture, and Chante Assiniboine and the Spirit Horse Singers. All told, 15 awards were handed out, including a much-deserved lifetime achievement honour for traditional powwow group Northern Cree.
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