Miskamowin

26/08/2022

tan'si folks! Miskamowin's first episode: kayaseskamik officially premieres this September 15th 2022 Art Gallery of Alberta @6-7PM! Tickets are FREE and limited. Register now!
https://www.youraga.ca/events-features/calendar/miskamowin-kayaseskamik-ancient-world

26/01/2022

Behind the scenes photos from our days filming at Fort Edmonton Park with our host of talented renactors and volunteers!

Photography by: Amber Paquette

05/12/2021

What an incredible few days of filming! Aîy aîy to all our volunteers and team.

Filming 🎥 the Cree Camp scene.

14/11/2021

Métis Week has begun! Nov 14th-20th marks an annnual celebration of Métis culture, identity and history! Check out this short documentary on Métis Identity created by Miskamowin’s incredible cinematographer, Christopher White!

Made in collaboration with the Métis Nation of Alberta and Rupertsland Institute.Métis Nation of Alberta website: http://www.albertametis.comRupertsland Inst...

04/11/2021

Edmonton will soon be home to Canada's first urban Indigenous cultural site, the city says.

14/06/2021

The National Archives has scanned more than 300 agreements between the United States and Indigenous tribes

14/06/2021

A group of archaeologists and academics has created free online resources answering questions about how to start searching for unmarked graves and explaining the process and the complexities. They say it's a way of empowering First Nations communities.

22/03/2021

You can still pre-register folks! Tomorrow @ 7:30p.m. catch a fascinating virtual presentation by Edmonton's Historian Laureate, as she reimagines Pre-contact Indigenous Civilizations, Trade and Women's Roles.

Speaker: Amber Paquette Indigenous Lenses: Reimagining History An introduction to Indigenous pre-contact trade systems and how those systems evolved into the Fur Trade post-contact. The presentation heavily focuses on how the Fur Trade was very much an Indigenous run economy and how Indigenous women...

01/03/2021

We have been very excited for the release of this recent podcast cast episode by ESO Offstage! "Fiddle Me This" Hosted by Max Cardillio!

"Featuring the voices of Métis fiddler John Arcand, Historian Laureate Amber Paquette, Old Time fiddler Calvin Vollrath, Musicologist David Gramit, Fiddler Daniel Gervais, and Edmonton Traditional Métis Dancer Lyle Donald!"

In this segment, we delve into the incredible history of Métis music, fiddling and learn about the inspiring lives of several musicians from both our past and present.

"ESO Offstage – a new podcast that gives you an insider's look into the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra and its community. Join ESO Assistant Principal Double Bassist Max Cardilli as he covers the rapidly evolving world of the orchestra by speaking with people from all walks of life. ESO, like you've never heard it before."
https://www.winspearcentre.com/virtual/eso-offstage-podcast/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwbKP5jvF6o

About this episode:What is the difference between a violin and a fiddle? Join us this episode to find out as we look at the history of this instrument in Can...

28/02/2021

25/02/2021

Tomorrow at 12p.m. ! Catch a fascinating public lecture on Edmonton's own 1885 North Resistance Story -- presented by the incredible Fort veteran, Tom Long!

"Fake news, rumours, and ignorance on the edges of the North-West Resistance contributed to panic spreading far from the sites of any actual battles. Edmonton had its own distinct experience, with a rumour of massive Indigenous uprising, supposed secret ambushes, daring horse messengers, and a mischievous cat out for a midnight stroll. The stories of Edmonton’s experience in the Resistance are more relevant than ever!

Tom Long is a Public Programmer who specializes in Living History villages and creative ways to engage the public. He has a Bachelor’s Degree in Canadian History from the University of Alberta, and training from the National Association of Interpretation, Museum Hack, the Disney Institute, and the Alberta Museums Association. He is happiest when he is talking about Canadian history and/or comic books, and when someone makes a comic book about Canadian history...look out!"

The Canadian Club of Edmonton is hosting Tom Long's presentation of: FAKE NEWS AT FORT EDMONTON: The 1885 Resistance comes to the River City

25/02/2021

This Cree "quirt" is from 1850 and is about 15 inches long.
Quirt is an unusual word in some circles, and it is defined as a short-handled riding whip with a braided leather lash.
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23/02/2021

“Throughout the 1400s, craftsmen in Venice traded with people throughout Asia. The beads –– which archaeologists agree were likely worn on jewelry –– travelled more than 10,000 miles to make it to present-day Alaska, though Jensen said they likely did not come in the hands of one person.”

https://nativenewsonline.net/currents/venetian-blue-beads-found-in-alaska-predate-arrival-of-columbus

Venetian glass beads from Italy archeologists uncovered along an old trading route in the Alaskan Arctic indicate what the Alaska Native Iñupiat, who have occupied the land since time immemorial, have always known: their existence long predated Christopher Columbus’s “discovery” of America.

16/02/2021

A panel event exploring 100 years of Alberta's Black History.

14/02/2021

Did you know that the first non-native explorer to reach the North Pole was the African-American adventurer, Matthew Henson?

“Henson’s dog-handling skills, fluent Inuit and all-round resourcefulness were key to the expedition’s success. “I have a steady job carpentering, also interpreting, barbering, tailoring, dog-training,” he writes. The warmth of his response to the Inuit is striking: “I have come to love these people … They are my friends and regard me as theirs.” The memoir’s final page includes the names of 218 Inuit from Smith Sound, on Canada’s Ellesmere Island. Among them are Akatingwah, Henson’s Inuit lover, and Ahnaukaq, their son.”

This multi-skilled explorer may well have been first to the North Pole – in 1909. What’s not in doubt is his resourcefulness and love of the Inuit

10/02/2021

Hot off the press from our friends at ECAMP and Dr.Russell Cobb! A very informative and interesting read in celebration of

“…many of the Black people who managed to settle on the Prairies were not only of African descent, but citizens of Indigenous Nations themselves. In the Black towns of Oklahoma, part of the attraction of western Canada was that it was, in fact, populated mostly by Indigenous people.”

Advertisements promoting the “Last Best West”—a frontier open to all pioneers—have become an ingrained part of the Canadian national mythology.  Like …