[NEWS] Five First Nations links: Mi'kmaq, Ojibway, Robert Lepage, Maya blue, Indigi-Con

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• This canoe-building exercise using traditional Mi'kmaq techniques in Nova Scotia's Kejimkujik Park sounds fascinating. CBC reports.


• This beadwork drawing from the Ojibway tradition recently on display at a Montréal exhibit is beautiful. CBC reports.


• Rick Salutin at Rabble engages with the controversy surrounding two Robert Lepage theatrical shows recently cancelled due to cultural appropriation controversies, here.


• The pre-conquest Maya developed a particular shade of blue all their own, unrecognized until now by outsiders. BBC reports.


• Indigi-Con, a First Nations-themed comic con held by the Oneidas of the Thames River, was a success, with preliminary hopes to hold another one next year. Global News reports.