Canadian Heritage committee  The infrastructure, as I mentioned, still does not currently reside in the hands of indigenous leaders. Much of the work that has been produced to date has relied on relationships with, we'll say, colonial infrastructure. There have been—and I would love to reference my work at

Canadian Heritage committee  There are many challenges. There are so many that I'm not sure where to start. Again, thinking within the context of the committee's work, there are cultural constraints. There are the historical implications of colonization on individuals' lives and realities and I will say tha

Canadian Heritage committee  I will try to answer in French, but I may have some trouble.

Canadian Heritage committee  Certain types of stories or songs have cultural content. As I said, it is up to the community to let people know if it is possible to share those stories and songs. If it's okay, I'll switch to English.

Canadian Heritage committee  I want to reference the work of my colleague Kevin Loring. James Alexander Teit created wax cylinder recordings with the permission of Nlakap’amux nation. Kevin is working with the community to bring those songs and stories back into current use. Because they have a specific, cul

Canadian Heritage committee  No pressure. I have to admit that I came with a pretty specific lens. In a broader context, I would just say that I agree with you. It is not just the copyright legislation that is at issue, but also ensuring that artists—and individual artists, for example—have the means to liv

Canadian Heritage committee  The underlying concept, or value, is that the stories belong to the community. The way that both Western Canada Theatre and, ideally, the National Arts Centre indigenous theatre are going forward is to recognize that that is where the ownership resides. Any storytelling or sharin

Canadian Heritage committee  Weykt, hello, bonjour. I am Lori Marchand. I am of the Syilx, or Okanagan Nation. I am here as a representative of the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance. I am currently the Managing Director of the brand new indigenous theatre at the National Arts Centre, where I have been for