Calendar
This calendar will be of particular interest to presenting organizations in search of new Indigenous talent, as well as to the tourism sector, by aggregating and centralizing event data for Indigenous performances across Canada, filling an important gap in the performing arts sector by providing a single source for event data featuring Indigenous performers.
If you represent a performing arts organization interested in having your events featured on this calendar, you can reach out to CAPACOA’s Indigenous Librarian at Gary.Mandin@capacoa.ca.
Additional Resources
Upon working with Denise Bolduc, curator of The UNcommon Wealth at Edinburgh Fringe Festival, we felt it was important to share online resources about Canadian Indigenous history and advocacy.
This is not an exhaustive list and we will continue updating this page as more information is collected. If you have any suggestions or additions for this list of Indigenous resources, please reach out to us.
Educational Resources
- Guidelines for Land Acknowledgements
- Pow Wow 101: A Comprehensive Guide to Cultural Respect and Celebration
- The Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
- UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- The University of Alberta’s free Indigenous Canada online course
- The University of British Columbia’s Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre
- The University of British Columbia’s Indigenous Foundations Portal
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
- The AFN’s It’s Our Time Toolkit
- The Yellowhead Institute
- MMIWG2S National Action Plan
- The Moose Hide Campaign
- Indigenous Corporate Training Inc.
- Papal Bull “Inter Caetera” (Doctrine of Discovery)
- “Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery” by the Assembly of First Nations
Performing Arts Resources
- Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance
- NAC Indigenous Theatre
- Full Circle: First Nations Performance
- Indigenous Music Summit
- Native Women in the Arts
- First Nations Confederacy of Cultural Education Centres
- Indigenous Youth Roots
Databases and Digital Maps
- Native Land Digital
- Canadian Pow Wows Map
- Indigenous Peoples Atlas of Canada
- Indigenous Peoples and Lands – Map Room
- Indigenous Body of Work
- Indigenous artists and Wikidata: Explorations and Consultations
- Artsdata Query: Indigenous Artists in Wikidata
Indigenous Performing Arts Festivals
- Manito Abhee Festival
- Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival
- Prismatic Arts Festival
- Innu Nikamu Festival
- Weesageechak Begins to Dance Festival
- Asinabka Festival
- Tkaronto Music Festival
- UpFRONT Music Festival
- ATC Cultural Festival
- Talking Stick Festival
- 2 Rivers Remix
- Rubaboo Arts Festival
- Ziigwan Indigenous Music and Arts Festival