by admin | Jul 25, 2014 | Project Update |
A couple weeks ago I spent some time with a Blackfoot named Cowboy to explore Vancouver Island. Michelle Thrush, an aboriginal actor and mom as well as co-director of Making Treaty 7, was meeting with aboriginal parents who have managed to break the cycle of...
by admin | Jul 17, 2014 | Project Update |
Over the last year I have been getting to know the cast and crew of the Making Treaty 7 theatrical production. Seeing native and non-native actors, playwrights, dancers, and musicians studying, exploring, and expressing the stories surrounding Treaty 7 was...
by admin | May 2, 2014 | Project Update |
Making Treaty 7 Workshop Presentation (Canmore Opera House) from Chris Hsiung on...
by admin | Apr 2, 2014 | Project Update |
The story of this film begins with the groundwork laid by the Making Treaty 7 Cultural Society. Bring together native and non-native actors, writers, performers, musicians, playwrights and most importantly Elders from the Treaty 7 territories, they are bringing the...
by admin | Feb 20, 2014 | Project Update |
At the Banff Centre, there was an awesome musical collaboration between Kris Demeanor and the Crack Band along with the Eya-Hey Nakoda drumming group as well as other musicians. The result was a fusion of native drumming, singing with guitars, drums, and even a...
by admin | Jan 5, 2014 | Project Update |
Sometimes the most important hidden story is the one concealed right underneath your local history books. All my life I have lived on Treaty 7 land and know not a single fact about it. I was born in Montreal with a Chinese heritage, but I grew up here in Calgary....
