Indigenous art of the Americas

Indigenous Innovation Takes Centre Stage in Charting the Way Forward

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Thursday, June 17, 2021
Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples of North America, Americas, Inuit art, Canadian art, Canadian culture, Indigenous art of the Americas, Inuit, Winnipeg Art Gallery, Siku

TORONTO, June 17, 2021 /CNW/ -In Indigenous communities across Canada, innovation and tradition have always gone hand in hand.

Key Points: 
  • TORONTO, June 17, 2021 /CNW/ -In Indigenous communities across Canada, innovation and tradition have always gone hand in hand.
  • "Canada's Indigenous peoples are the original innovators, inventors and entrepreneurs on these lands," said Dale Sturges, National Director, Indigenous Financial Services Group, RBC.
  • Some examples include:
    Mick Appaqaq, an Inuit entrepreneur who drew upon the Indigenous tradition of knowledge sharing to develop social media platform SIKU.
  • INUA, a stunning inaugural art exhibit where Inuit artists and curators are illuminating a new way forward at the Winnipeg Art Gallery (WAG).