https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories daily 1.0 2025-02-28 https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/remaking-connections-through-artifacts monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/c67f7658-0130-450c-b960-8670bfa2816f/archaeology.jpg STORIES - Remaking connections through art(ifacts) - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/art-meets-function-in-indigenous-furniture-and-design monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/60b2c6bf-6d7e-4efc-8956-5c3e0f1c8214/Ashley-J-Macdonald.png STORIES - Art-meets-function in Indigenous furniture and design - Make it stand out Furniture sculpturalist Ashley J MacDonald rests on a stool of her design resembling oversized cigarette butts. CHERYL GORSKI https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/238e6894-4708-456d-97fb-68e70ebc708e/Seymour-stools.png STORIES - Art-meets-function in Indigenous furniture and design - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/garret-t-willie monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/0d53cf08-6c33-4151-b407-111429049274/Garrett-T-Willie.png STORIES - Artist Profile: Garret T. Willie - Make it stand out Photo by Matt Leaf https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/9dd1f6ae-ca3b-4c48-b3b3-4af6f71991af/garrett-t-willie-2.png STORIES - Artist Profile: Garret T. Willie - Make it stand out Photo by Aaron Mallin https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/indigenous-publishers-preserve-stories-in-print-as-book-sales-rise monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/0467bca3-0268-440e-a7b7-076da7e43709/Inhabit-2.png STORIES - Indigenous publishers preserve stories in print as book sales rise - Make it stand out Inhabit Books in Toronto offers a welcoming space for readers to explore over 300 culturally rich books published by Inhabit Media, emphasizing Inuit stories and traditions.BRODY WHITE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/51d5b6f1-c656-418e-9011-4a475ea19283/Inhabit-1.png STORIES - Indigenous publishers preserve stories in print as book sales rise - Make it stand out With a mission to ensure the visibility and preservation of the Inuktitut language, Inhabit Books in Toronto fosters Indigenous storytelling and cultural continuity. BRODY WHITE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/7c6a1429-05d3-4afe-ab33-56b0f5777c14/Inhabit-3.png STORIES - Indigenous publishers preserve stories in print as book sales rise - Make it stand out Inhabit Books, opened in November 2023, is one of 10 Indigenous-owned bookstores in Canada, providing a platform for Inuit voices and narratives.BRODY WHITE/THE GLOBE AND MAIL https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/vancouver-chamber-choir-set-to-premiere-t-patrick-carrabrs-histoires-des-metis-in-longhouse-concert monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/44c9d847-a3ca-443f-a586-0aabf7ad4925/UBC_20210603_PJ_9129.jpeg STORIES - Vancouver Chamber Choir set to premiere T. Patrick Carrabré's Histoires des Métis in Longhouse concert - Make it stand out T. Patrick Carrabré https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/with-otosan-shizuka-kai-draws-on-personal-story monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/2a406d85-b476-4d62-bbab-028f421d258e/Otosan%2B5%2Bphoto%2Bby%2BErin%2BPalm.jpeg STORIES - With Otosan, Shizuka Kai draws on personal story of wildlife-videographer father with artful puppets - Make it stand out Otosan. Photo by Erin Palm https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/adc4d4e0-3710-4e2d-8737-bf909ad9ec1d/Otosan%2B3%2Bphoto%2Bby%2BErin%2BPalm.jpeg STORIES - With Otosan, Shizuka Kai draws on personal story of wildlife-videographer father with artful puppets - Make it stand out Otosan’s puppets. Photo by Erin Palm https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/increased-demand-for-indigenous-led-architecture-means-challenging-the-norms-of-a-colonial-industry monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/a763a5b2-4593-4ee0-9351-963ec52b50d5/Alfred+Waugh.png STORIES - Increased demand for Indigenous-led architecture means challenging the norms of a colonial industry - Make it stand out Alfred Waugh is the founder of Formline Architecture + Urbanism. The firm was the first Indigenous-owned architectural firm to receive the Governor General’s Medal for Architecture award, in 2022, for the design of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre at the University of British Columbia. (Photo by Alana Paterson) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/f1a64e04-47ec-4adf-a3d4-fefc86426b69/Brody-White-GM.png STORIES - Increased demand for Indigenous-led architecture means challenging the norms of a colonial industry - Make it stand out Eladia Smoke, the founder of Smoke Architecture, sitting in her office. Her team is entirely women-led, and they follow a hybrid work schedule to allow for a physical presence in their communities. (Photo Brody White) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/c794ee6e-113c-4cfa-bc7a-54063b3ebf6d/Brody-White-GM2.png STORIES - Increased demand for Indigenous-led architecture means challenging the norms of a colonial industry - Make it stand out Smoke sketching out a new design. She bases her architectural approach on teachings from Indigenous creatives and regalia makers. (Photo by Brody White) https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/emily-carr-university-of-art-designs-the-show monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/8799b4b3-d902-4311-9d69-f3f879b06683/Will_Price_2.jpeg STORIES - Emily Carr University of Art + Design’s The Show features everything from an interdimensional broadcast booth to Ulysses-inspired printmaking - Make it stand out Will Price’s ineluctable modality of the visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/79419e8d-d392-4ac7-bd7d-45af6d52c5bf/Zoe_Laycock_2.jpeg STORIES - Emily Carr University of Art + Design’s The Show features everything from an interdimensional broadcast booth to Ulysses-inspired printmaking - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/160d868c-e055-49cd-ad99-c2b5b5d6e35d/Zoe_Laycock.jpg STORIES - Emily Carr University of Art + Design’s The Show features everything from an interdimensional broadcast booth to Ulysses-inspired printmaking - Make it stand out Zoë Laycock https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/film-review-nanekawsis monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/0f7f246c-8b01-422c-87f3-453a01fe4cff/NANEKAWASIS.jpeg STORIES - Film review: nanekawâsis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/place-power monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/02f424b3-283f-4503-b7fe-17d8e7e259f0/Place-power.png STORIES - Place Power - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/you-used-to-call-me-marie monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/cac8dc48-de8e-4812-be63-9545ea09203a/Tai-Amy-Grauman.png STORIES - In You used to call me Marie, playwright-actor Tai Amy Grauman digs into Métis women’s stories - Make it stand out Aren Okemaysim as Napew and Tai Amy Grauman in You Used to Call Me Marie. Photo by Benjamin Laird https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/the-inkmaker monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719175011790-RI72AXCCAEXS4OBZ7J2Z/2_Jason-Logan-working-with-berries-to-create-a-color-pigment-1%402x.jpeg STORIES - The Inkmaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719175368988-8CB9HDZSAH7JNF5F1RKQ/5_Jason-Logan-working-with-natural-pigments%402x.jpeg STORIES - The Inkmaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719175966191-5CIETWG4QNBBE56R2ZVG/4_Jason-Logan-working-with-a-teal-pigment%402x.jpeg STORIES - The Inkmaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719175966017-5F4JT0LEAIOB25E2ZB7L/3_Jason-Logan-experimenting-with-ink-colours%402x.jpeg STORIES - The Inkmaker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/82f18bbf-5eba-47a8-951a-e03ca85d7830/Feature_Jason-Logan-standing-amongst-foliage%402x.jpeg STORIES - The Inkmaker - Make it stand out Illustrator turned inkmaker Jason Logan blurs the lines between what we think of as urban and natural, inspired by ingredients he forages for in cities. (Photo by Luis Mora) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/817c6663-6714-4ff1-9a47-52155c6613c1/6_Jason-Logan-in-a-creative-shot-by-Luis-Mora%402x.jpeg STORIES - The Inkmaker - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/spirit-healthcare-group-is-bridging-health-gaps-for-indigenous-communities monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/c11f31a0-b81d-4626-8e5f-b5cd884cfc8b/GlobeandMail-Spirit-Healthcare.png STORIES - Spirit Healthcare Group bridging gaps for Indigenous communities - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/the-stackton-by-adrianmartinus-design monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/e59c53c9-419c-40a2-a4de-e7b9891470bf/FeaturedImage_Made%402x.jpeg STORIES - The Stackton by AdrianMartinus Design - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/uvagut-by-gayle-uyagaqi-kabloona monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/eb18e516-ceb2-4b78-aae2-b9245317b156/FeaturedImage_Made%402x.jpeg STORIES - Uvagut by Gayle Uyagaqi Kabloona - Make it stand out Photo courtesy of Canada Goose, Inc. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/kitikmeot-women-being-sent-to-edmonton-for-births-amid-nwt-nurse-shortage monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/5543c3ef-6158-4602-a927-def3745ac917/Kitikmeot-women-Nunatsiaq.jpg STORIES - Kitikmeot women being sent to Edmonton for births amid N.W.T. nurse shortage - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/a-new-light monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/20d31687-0019-457e-8bd0-3345e38afd3b/single-fan-open%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/e9948e53-5270-4d26-8e8b-d503c25b6b77/fan-project-workshop%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/07889aff-f0d9-4961-9559-8811366133e7/colourful-art-installation%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/131d5700-a19d-46af-858f-a1ee6ba7be85/glass-lamp-single%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/03c832ad-b74f-46c0-9592-45fe719adb17/thank-you-fan-box-near-door%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/d054bb26-5c2b-4923-a08c-f15ab8b661e1/lamp-heads-shelf%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/87bd1824-e99b-4444-8d12-db63057ad00c/beige-arc-dining-room%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/90d42ef0-d65b-4fa1-992a-0abc285d8b6b/light-fan-installation%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/ab4b5267-507e-435f-80d9-34121cb1f745/garbage-fan-side-of-road%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/b607909d-c0a9-4eb3-b75d-a7acc398b170/glass-lamp-display-shelf.jpg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/81259cd6-3340-4814-9e05-3658f1c869dd/hanging-fan-parts%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Charlebois Gomez’s first upcycled lights were made from fans, with a coat of paint—one of the last steps in the process—bringing them back to life; the PDP series of lights, made from old blinds, is a top seller for the studio; scavenged fan guards are stored on rods in the studio until put to use; a carefully balanced prototype of the Faro lamps. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/e1d76108-44b2-4cc2-b343-707408a0722f/bike-carrying-fan-parts%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Charlebois Gomez hypothesizes that each city has a different selection of commonly discarded items; Charlebois Gomez installing a light fixture made from discarded fans, some of which have been bent into new shapes; a bike, the original collection vehicle; old lamps and light fixtures are displayed on shelves in clear view, so Charlebois Gomez can keep them in mind as inspiration. Photos by Marjorie Guindon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/ec94477a-83c8-493b-aa67-e83626b7cbf1/fans-open%402x.jpeg STORIES - A New Light - Make it stand out Philippe Charlebois Gomez says fans are commonly discarded because they’re heavily used during Montréal’s summers, but aren’t worth fixing to most. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/solid-grounding monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/8263881c-83e1-436c-896f-0419d316bc8a/Solid-Grounding-1.jpeg STORIES - Solid Grounding - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/af0cc710-bb62-4457-954d-b5c3cab93f19/Aviqtuuq-Map-V21-791x1024.jpeg STORIES - Solid Grounding - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/5e183e3a-d7ba-47df-8991-46c899858856/Jimmy-pmn3xeesdppaim363upzvfgs99isu9ggbwstlpao44.jpeg STORIES - Solid Grounding - Jimmy Oleektalik, Manager of the Spence Bay Hunters and Trappers Association (ArctiConnexion) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719089254868-2PRNO0A7O65V7QSHC1A1/Elders-meet-regarding-Aviqtuuq-600x800.jpeg STORIES - Solid Grounding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719089276521-O4ZDYHZTN3812THMH1IA/IMG_6060-600x800.jpeg STORIES - Solid Grounding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719089256925-SACCMPGQPI6Q4I462WED/Town-3-1024x768.jpeg STORIES - Solid Grounding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/87102a8f-6071-4162-a058-9410be1934fe/caribou-hunt-768x754.jpeg STORIES - Solid Grounding - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/pang-print-shop-in-limbo-as-artists-decry-lack-of-funding monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/f7a0a53b-e087-4cf0-9e60-861a80326a73/DSCF0782-1536x1024.jpeg STORIES - Pang print shop in limbo as artists decry lack of funding - Make it stand out Andrew Qappik’s worktable at the Uqqurmiut print shop is in a back corner, covered with supplies that hinted he was recently working on a print, fellow printmaker Jolly Atagoyuk said in the summertime. (Photo by Mélanie Ritchot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/4f78fefd-a1ee-41f3-82d3-86c192d83ff0/DSCF0791-scaled.jpeg STORIES - Pang print shop in limbo as artists decry lack of funding - Make it stand out Jolly Atagoyuk sits at his old worktable at the Uqqurmiut print shop in Pangnirtung, reminiscing on past print collections he’s worked on. (Photo by Mélanie Ritchot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/08e24f98-6dcf-4a3e-8a75-c6514bd61cbc/DSCF0831-1536x1024.jpeg STORIES - Pang print shop in limbo as artists decry lack of funding - Make it stand out Jolly Atagoyuk sorts through drawers of prints and sketches he’s done over the last twenty years. (Photo by Mélanie Ritchot) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/a3fddd78-6137-4ab9-86e8-88fe63d18cb1/DSCF0839-1536x1024.jpeg STORIES - Pang print shop in limbo as artists decry lack of funding - Make it stand out Jolly Atagoyuk, Andrew Qappik and other artists are seen in a photo taken around the time when the print shop first started up in Pangnirtung, in 1969. (Photo by Mélanie Ritchot) https://www.melanieritchot.com/stories/home-and-away monthly 0.5 2025-02-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719179150425-N251EM6VGRYYIU9JFD6K/Screen+Shot+2024-06-23+at+2.42.20+PM.png STORIES - Home and Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1719179153793-IBVSTBTTWS8SCXNEQJCZ/Screen+Shot+2024-06-23+at+2.42.30+PM.png STORIES - Home and Away https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/f335205f-6c50-4ca7-b221-3ff2189b8737/Screen+Shot+2024-06-23+at+2.50.42+PM.png STORIES - Home and Away - Make it stand out The sheer number of stone sculptures in the WAG’s collection made a visible vault an exciting possibility—now, a stunning reality. Qaumajuq is home to the largest public collection of contemporary Inuit art in the world. (Photo by Lindsay Reid) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/da88b54e-e0d1-44af-9c5c-394114e018a4/Qaumatuq.png STORIES - Home and Away - Make it stand out Photo by Lindsay Reid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/1b809631-4b73-459a-a156-a457cc12c6fc/Screen+Shot+2024-06-23+at+2.42.24+PM.png STORIES - Home and Away - Make it stand out Architect Michael Maltzan’s design for the Inuit art centre was inspired by a trip to Cumberland Sound, Nunavut; a layout of the vault’s contents, from the desk of Darlene Coward Wight, reveals the complexity of the task; meanwhile, assistant curator Jocelyn Piirainen documents an arrangement of sculptures intended for one of the vault’s shelves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/eec12b38-68d7-4d1a-9c6c-3f26bffe5f53/Screen+Shot+2024-06-23+at+2.42.41+PM.png STORIES - Home and Away - Make it stand out A masked and gloved Nicole Fletcher places a stone sculpture of a whale shaman, by Kinngait artist Kellypalik Etidloie. (Photo courtesy of Winnipeg Art Gallery) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6625f5f3cef0693caa0c86a2/6164990d-1cbc-4c3a-8426-0f6d323b1bf9/Screen+Shot+2024-06-23+at+2.42.55+PM.png STORIES - Home and Away - Make it stand out While stone sculptures can be safely displayed in natural sunlight, those made of ivory or bone are susceptible to discoloration and degradation, so are kept underground where exposure can be controlled. 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