International Indigenous Music Summit Announces GIIWEWIZH, featuring Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Beatrice Deer, Logan Staats and more.
Giiwewizh series, 16 original short docs directed by Canadian Screen Award nominated Sarain Fox, premieres June 8-12.
Ottawa, ON, May 6, 2021– The International Indigenous Music Summit unveils a major feature for 2021 with Giiwewizh, an artful and compelling twist on the ‘virtual festival.’ Giiwewizh (pronounced Gi-weh-wish) original short docs, directed by accomplished storyteller/disrupter Sarain Fox, bring personal storytelling together with musical performances made in isolation to highlight the special connection between Indigenous artists and their home territories. Artists include Aysanabee, Beatrice Deer, Blue Moon Marquee, Classic Roots, G.R. Gritt, Hasaatuk, Jay Gilday, Julian Taylor, Kanen, Logan Staats, Mamarudegyal MHTC, Morgan Toney, Nimkii, Shawnee, Snotty Nose Rez Kids and The North Sound. Full details here.
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Pop culture recommendations from Cynthia Dale, Shahir Massoud, Enuka Okuma, Bruce LaBruce and Eve Egoyan
Elite
Recommended by Enuka Okuma, actor and writer, Workin’ Moms
“I can’t believe I’m outing myself with this one, but damn if this wasn’t the best guilty pleasure of the pandemic. I’m telling you,
Elite came to play: maybe it was vicariously traipsing through Spain in the summer or soaking up the gorgeous interiors of the Spanish upper class, or perhaps it was the surprisingly solid acting and murderous plot intrigue that kept me coming back for three seasons. Oh, and it’s raunchy AF.”
How often do the 49ers late-round picks work out?
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San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle against the Seattle Seahawks in the first half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, in Seattle. Kittle is one of two day-three draft picks who have turned into high-impact starters during the Kyle Shanahan-John Lynch era. Stephen Brashear / Associated Press
The San Francisco made four selections on day three of the 2021 NFL Draft.
What are the odds any of them pan out?
Since head coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch took over in 2017, here s a full list of their day-three selections:
76 New Morehead-Cain Scholars Named Including Durham, Orange County Students
The Morehead-Cain Foundation announced its Class of 2025 recipients of its scholarship on Wednesday, including two Orange County students and two Durham County students who will attend UNC on the prestigious scholarship.
The foundation shared 76 incoming students who earned spots in the merit-based scholarship program, a class that includes rising first-years from 21 states, the United Kingdom, Canada and Nepal.
Julian Taylor and Gracie Young, both students from Orange County, are among them. Taylor, who will graduate from Carrboro High School this spring, moved to the Chapel Hill area in 2015. During his time in high school, he co-founded Carrboro High’s Black and Brown Student Coalition, which provides students of color a platform to discuss several topics affecting their school experiences. Young, who is set to graduate from Cedar Ridge High School, serves as the co-president of Key Club and the Scie
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Richard O Brien was investigated after he had a sexualised chat with an undercover police officer on the Kik social media site
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Pervert Richard O Brien told a police officer he had his eye on two girls aged eight and six.