Indigenous Arts Knowledge Exchange

11/26/2024

🌟 Meet Our Council Members 🌟

sumaxatkʷ -Tracey Kim Bonneau is a proud member of the syilx nation born and raised on the unceded territorial lands of her people. sumaxatkʷ is an award-winning documentary Producer with over thirty years of experience in broadcast television, print, and radio.

sumaxatkʷ currently manages the National Indigenous Professional Artist Training Program (NIPAT) at the En’owkin Centre, located in Penticton British Columbia. The NIPAT Program has been in operation for over 20 years. The training program supports Indigenous artists in Canada to revitalize traditional art forms and practices in multi-disciplinary genres.

The En’owkin Centre is a dynamic institution, which puts into practice the principles of self- determination and the validation of cultural aspirations and identity for syilx people. An Indigenous cultural, educational, ecological, and creative arts organization, En’owkin plays a lead role in the development and implementation of Indigenous knowledge and systems, both at the community and international levels.

11/20/2024

Chi Miigwech to everyone who was able to join our Community Consultations and share their stories and insights! We are so grateful to all of you ❤️

11/18/2024

📣 Join us for our Community Consultations tomorrow in Toronto!

Engage in a meaningful conversation about the future of Indigenous arts and culture. We’ll be discussing IAKE’s progress, community programs, and exploring future collaborations with Indigenous artists, educators, facilitators, and knowledge keepers.

Session Details:
📅 Tuesday November 19th, 2024
⏰ 12:00pm-3:00pm OR 5:30-8:30pm
📍 Daniels Spectrum, 585 Dundas St E
🔗Register at -

Boozhoo, Shé:kon, Bonjour, Hello! The Indigenous Arts Knowledge Exchange (IAKE) warmly invites you to join our upcoming Community Consultations, held in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal) and Tkarón:to (Toronto). These sessions are designed to gather insights from Indigenous artists, educators, Knowledge Keep...

11/13/2024

📣📣Calling Indigenous Visual Artists! The Indigenous Arts Knowledge Exchange (IAKE) is looking to engage an Indigenous artist for our upcoming Community Consultation on Saturday November 16th from 1-4pm at Centre d'art daphne.

Over the course of the event, the artist will create a Visual Conversation Capture piece which will represent major themes and talking points covered in the discussions.

This is a paid opportunity and some materials will be provided.

👉If interested, please reach out to [email protected].

📣📣Appel aux artistes visuels autochtones ! L'Indigenous Arts Knowledge Exchange (IAKE) cherche à embaucher une artiste autochtone pour sa prochaine consultation communautaire qui aura lieu le samedi 16 novembre de 13h à 16h au Centre d'art daphne.

Au cours de l'événement, l'artiste créera une représentation visuelle de la conversation qui illustrera les principaux thèmes abordés au cours des discussions.

Il s'agit d'une opportunité rémunérée et certains matériaux seront fournis.

👉Si vous êtes intéressé, veuillez contacter [email protected].

11/08/2024

🌟 Meet Our Council Members 🌟

Christine Sokaymoh Frederick is Executive Director of the Dreamspeakers Festival Society and producer of DIIFF and the Rubaboo Arts Festival. She is Cree-Métis artist with forty years of experience.

She is the first Indigenous Associate Artist of the Citadel Theatre and served on many artistic boards including the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the Edmonton Arts Council and Alberta Foundation of the Arts. She served on the committees for the ᐄᓃᐤ (ÎNÎW) River Lot 11∞ Indigenous Public Art Park, the City of Edmonton’s Indigenous Artist in Residence, and the Advisory Committee for the National Arts Centre’s Creation Fund.

11/04/2024

📣📣 We are excited to invite you to our upcoming Community Consultations in Tiohtià:ke (Montréal) and Tkarón:to (Toronto)! This is your chance to join a vibrant space for dialogue, share your ideas, and help us craft programs that genuinely uplift our artists, educators, Knowledge Keepers, and cultural practitioners.

✨ Why Should You Join? ✨
Together, we can build something extraordinary! Your insights on mentorship, land-based learning, and arts infrastructure are crucial. Let’s create a space where our voices are heard and our visions come to life!

🔍 What We’ll Discuss:
Mentorship Models: What supports emerging artists and cultural leaders?
Skills & Training Needs: What resources would make a difference for you?
Non-Competitive Growth: How can we uplift Indigenous arts in a community-centered way?

Each session will be a dynamic three-hour dialogue, and your input will help guide our programs and long-term vision. Let’s collaborate to amplify Indigenous-led arts and culture! ✨

Learn more about our sessions at 👉 www.iake.ca/community-consultations/

10/15/2024

In partnership with organizations like Full Circle: First Nations Performance, En'owkin Centre, Centre for Indigenous Theatre and others, we have identified the Seven Baskets—seven guiding principles that honor Indigenous knowledge, traditions, and self-determination.

Here’s what they represent:

🌎 Land-Based
Centering land-based teachings and methods, grounded in the land that sustains us.

🤝 Community-Centered
Actively seek feedback from Indigenous communities to ensure they will benefit.

🕊️ Honour the Participant
Honour Elders, mentors, teachers, participants, students, and mentees in all spaces.

📚 Indigenous Pedagogy
Incorporate Indigenous knowledge, histories, and languages in educational practices.

🪶 Respect Driven
Always consider and respect the existing conditions of Indigenous lives and experiences.

✊ Decolonize
Challenge competition and hierarchy; foster Indigenous self-determination, governance, and Indigenous values.

📊 Metrics of Success
Develop Indigenous metrics that reflect meaningful success beyond conventional measures.

Together, these Seven Baskets guide us toward a future of mutual respect, deep learning, and shared leadership. We are proud to stand by these principles as we continue this journey. 🌱

10/09/2024

🌿 Our Guiding Principles 🌿

At IAKE, we are committed to working within the 5 R’s—guiding principles that honor Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing. Adapted from the work of Indigenous scholars like Linda Tuhiwai Smith and Shawn Wilson, these principles shape how we connect, create, and collaborate:

🔑 Respect: We honor the perspectives, values, and traditions of Indigenous communities.

💡 Responsibility: We are accountable for the impact of our actions on people, land, and culture.

🌱 Relevance: We ensure our work is meaningful and aligned with the needs of communities.

🤝 Relationality: We build deep, authentic relationships that foster trust and collaboration.

💞 Reciprocity: We exchange knowledge, resources, and support, creating mutual benefit for all involved.

Together, these principles guide us toward meaningful, respectful, and sustainable impact. 🌍

10/03/2024

🌟 Our Vision and Mission 🌟
At IAKE, we envisions a future where Indigenous artists thrive in self-determined spaces that honor and celebrate Indigenous knowledge, practices, and protocols. Our vision guides everything we do, and our mission is what drives us forward each day.

🌱 Our Vision
A future where Indigenous artists can thrive within self-determined arts spaces that celebrate Indigenous systems of knowledge, practice, and protocol.

🛠️ Our Mission
IAKE is an Indigenous-run and led organization responding to training limitations for Indigenous artists, promoting resilience through flexible, values-based learning in diverse settings.​

🔗Learn more about IAKE at www.iake.ca