Often considered Canada's premier artist, Daphne Odjig and her art has traveled the world many times over. She has had over 30 solo exhibits and over 50 group exhibits during her career. She was one of the founding members of the Indian Group of Seven, which included Alex Janvier, Noval Morrisseau, Jackson Beardy, Eddy Cobiness, Carl Ray and Joseph Sanchez. She has been honored with the Order of Canada, Order of British Columbia, Governor General's Award, numerous honorary doctorate degrees, and recently three of her Woodland Style paintings were featured on commemorative stamps by Canada Post.
Title/Video: NorthWest Indian News - Episode 21
Description: In this edition of NorthWest Indian News, Lummi Tribal member Chenoa Egawa hosts the program from the Washington State History Mus....
Run Time: 0:28:34
Category: News
Posted: Feb. 14, 2010
Title/Video: NWIN 32-2, The Longest Walk 2, Part 1
Description: In 1978, the American Indian Movement and others, organized a protest march across the U.S. to deliver a manifesto to congress. No....
Run Time: 0:05:50
Category: Government
Posted: Feb. 18, 2010
Title/Video: NWIN 20-2, Puyallup Future Olympians
Description: Frank Moxley reporting. Puyallup youth hit the slopes, some for the very first time, their dreams of winning a medal at the Olympi....
Run Time: 0:04:51
Category: Sports
Title/Video: NWIN 27-2, Yakama Healthy Heart
Description: Ronnie Washines reporting. On some Indian reservations, certain chronic diseases such as diabetes occur at a much higher rate than....
Run Time: 0:05:30
Category: Health & Wellness
Title/Video: "The Economic Dependency Trap" by Calvin Helin
Description: From the author of Dances with Dependency, Calvin Helin, launches his new book, The Economic Dependency Trap Breaking Free to Sel....
Run Time: 0:06:50
Category: Lifestyle
Posted: Nov. 02, 2010
Title/Video: Daphne Odjig - Canada's Premier Artist
Description: Often considered as Canada's Premier Artist, Daphne Odjig and her art has travelded the world many times over. She has had over 30....
Run Time: 0:05:55
Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture & Tradition
Posted: Dec. 07, 2011
Title/Video: NWIN 31-2, Canadian Residential Schools
Description: The Canadian government formally apologizes to the First Nations, Metis and Inuit survivors of the residential school system.....
Run Time: 0:06:41
Category: History & Biography
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Date: December 31, 1969
Dalai Lama Waits for Decision on Visa Issues
September 29, 2011
For the past three months a saga has been brewing between the South African government, the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. The ... More
Roseau River Ousts Chief Terry Nelson
Roseau River Anishinabe First Nation has removed Chief Terry Nelson for the third time since 2007, and this time it looks as ... More
Heroin: Our Next Major Battle?
For a decade, heroin use has been declining across the United States, and particularly in Indian Country. The Indian Country ... More
Merger May Force Purchase of Cape Wind Electricity
The largest Massachusetts-based investor-owned electric and gas utility in the Bay State may be forced by political pressure ... More
Oklahoma College Gets $2 Million Grant to Help Serve Native American Students
A recent $2 million Department of Education Title III grant will help Northeastern Oklahoma A&M (NEO) better serve Native... More
Aquinnah Wampanaog Tribe Wins $567,236 DoJ Grant
The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has won a $567,236 competitive grant for its judiciary department from the federal... More
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