Ni'gweg Collective

10/07/2024

Tasha and I did an interview for CBC for our Nitap project. Have a listen!

Kirsten Tomilson and Tasha Ramsay speak with Portia Clark @ CBC Information Morning about the Ni'gweg Collective, Nitap, their interactive Indigenous animate...

12/05/2024

Huge shout out to the Ni’gweg team! We just completed version 2.0 of Tolayye our Wolastoqey language app found on iOS and Android for free! Special thanks to the Heritage Fund for funding a second round of financing on this game we are very proud of. Check it out… Search for Tolayye in the apple App Store or here is the link to Google Play.

01/12/2023

The Ni’gweg Collective is happy to report that we have received funding from Canada Heritage to continue our efforts in language preservation. The amount will be awarded to help our organization carry out its activities, under the Indigenous Languages and Cultures Program, Indigenous Languages Component. Stoked is an understatement. Stay tuned for more updates…

28/06/2023

Our beloved Nitap Legends has launched two more stories. Available on Apple and Google for free! These stories are also available on our YouTube channel.

14/06/2023

And we are now live in Google Play. That is a wrap for this version of Tolayye! Super proud of the team! Thanks to Heritage Canada for the continued commitment to our collective.

Up next we are currently in the process of updating Nitap. Stay tuned!

08/06/2023

We are very happy to announce that Tolayye (Play in Wolastoqey) is now available on iTunes and coming soon to Android. This app teaches the Wolastoqey language. With funding assistance from Heritage Canada and a super talented crew we made a great game to be very proud of! Go Team Ni’gweg!

17/02/2023

Our collective is stoked to announce that Tolayye a Wolastoqey language app goes into production March 1st. Pre production went smoothly and we should be done this app sometime in June.

The Wolastoqiyik/Wəlastəkokewiyik are also sometimes known as “the Maliseet”, a name given to them by their Mi’kmaq neighbours.

Excited to produce this amazing app! We are already in discussions to have this app available across other Indigenous languages as a way of teaching and preserving.

06/01/2023

We are stoked to announce that our collective has received funding from the Canada Council for the Arts to continue telling stories for our Nitap app. Stay tuned for sneak peeks!

07/05/2022

26/01/2022

23/11/2021

I AM THE WARRIOR, 8min., Canada Directed by Tara Audibert A Residential School Story. A mother and daughter Fox have a poor relationship. The daughter wants to right…

16/09/2021

All new poster for the short animated film "I am the Warrior: A Residential School Story". Written and Directed by Tara Audibert.

Created with support form the Ni'gweg Collective and Canadian Heritage this film is FREE to screen for Communities and Schools. Contact [email protected] for a screening kit.

Ages 8+
WATCH the TRAILER: https://youtu.be/m2toAH3B2zA

31/08/2021

I am the Warrior Trailer

by Tara Audibert & Moxy Fox Studio & Ni'gweg Collective

Featuring Music by Indigo Poirier

Animation by Curtis Carey

This short animated film is available for FREE screenings in communities, schools or private online screenings. Please contact ni'[email protected] to arrange a screening.

Education is one of the most important factors in not repeating mistakes and also in making amends. We share this story in an effort to start a dialogue and have a starting point for all ages to talk about Residential Schools, the effect if has had on survivors and those who did not survive, the effect it continues to have today on the next generations.

Special thanks to the Department of Canadian Heritage for supporting this film.
https://youtu.be/m2toAH3B2zA

I am the Warrior is a residential school story. This animated short film by Tara Audibert is the story of a mother/daughter fox's relationship and how the se...