Creating in Anishinaabemowin, Innu-aimun, and Inuktitut
Three artists from theatre, music, and the visual arts share their thoughts on the languages they use in creating their works.
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“Indigenous languages,” writes Nathasha Kanapé Fontaine, “are massive glaciers, but we see only a little of their scope and value.” Three artists from theatre, music, and the visual arts share their thoughts on the languages they use in creating their works.
Natasha Kanapé Fontaine (Montreal)
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Natasha Kanapé Fontaine is an Innu writer, poet and interdisciplinary artist, originally from the community of Pessamit, on Nitassinan (Côte-Nord).
Émilie Monnet (Montreal)
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At the crossroads of theatre, performance, and sound, Émilie Monnet typically presents her work in the form of interdisciplinary stage plays and performative installations.
Nancy Saunders (Niap) (Montreal)
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Currently based in Montreal, Niap (Nancy Saunders) is a multidisciplinary artist born in 1986 in Kuujjuaq, Nunavik.
Annie O’Bomsawin (Montreal)
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Annie O’Bomsawin-Bégin, member of the Abenakis of Odanak nation, is a philosophy professor at Cégep de Saint-Jérôme.