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The Cultural Frontline: North America’s Indigenous renaissance?

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22/06/2019 GMT

North America’s Indigenous renaissance?

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Are Native American and Indigenous artists in Canada enjoying a renaissance?

Are Native American and Indigenous artists in Canada enjoying a renaissance? We meet Indigenous artists who are re-inventing traditions for a contemporary audience.

On this week’s Cultural Frontline we’re exploring whether Native American and Indigenous artists in Canada are enjoying a renaissance. And celebrating Indigenous artists who are re-inventing traditions for a contemporary audience.

We speak to Indigenous two-spirit musician Jeremy Dutcher about his award winning album and rescuing his community’s language from extinction. 

For the first time ever, Native American women’s art is being exhibited together on a grand scale. Its unusual centre piece is an El Camino car painted as a homage to an artistic hero.  We hear from the car’s creator Rose B Simpson and curator Teri Greeves on why this show is so important.

Critically acclaimed Inuit throat singer Tanya Tagaq has created a sound world to accompany an installation about polar explorers.  She explains why she wanted to highlight the Inuit contribution and recreate an ancient art form for a contemporary audience.

Plus Native American author Tommy Orange on being Indigenous in the city, reading from his novel There There.

Guest presented by Rosanna Deerchild.



Image: Jeremy Dutcher. Credit: Matt Barnes

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