#ReconcileThis

#ReconcileThis is a multi-year initiative to uplift and amplify Indigenous voices by activating and sharing stories, languages, cultures and perspectives through provocative digital performances and conversations, highlighting the importance of reconciliation and healing within communities.

Listen to the #ReconcileThis anthem from Indigenous hip-hop artist MC RedCloud!

  • Hashtag
  • Spark
  • Flame
  • Growth

Year two

In the second year of #ReconcileThis, led by Josh Languedoc, established Indigenous artists – called Fire Carriers – and young artists came together to share powerful stories from across Turtle Island. From poetry and music in Timmins to video collages in Edmonton imagining Indigenous futures, and heartfelt storytelling in North Bay, Regina, and Vancouver, these collaborations advanced the journey towards Truth and Reconciliation. Watch their work and listen to the voices that are shaping a brighter future.
 

Fire carriers

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    Associate Producer, #ReconcileThis Josh Languedoc
  • skyler-anderson-bio
    Skyler Anderson
  • barry-bilinsky-headshot-2022-bio
    Barry Bilinsky
  • todd-houseman
    Todd Houseman
  • mike-metawabin
    Mike Metawabin
  • Michaela Washburn
  • Kelsey Wavey
  • Colin Wolf
  • josh-bio
    Joshua Carter-Kilback
  • kingston-bio
    Kingston Ward-Bouvier
  • yקn*
    Eden Mayes
  • Kiana Toto (Calm After the Storm)
  • jaycee-bio
    Jaycee Anderson
  • simon-bio
    Simon Ambühl
  • manuelmenrath-bio
    Manuel Menrath
  • niganii-bio
    Niganii Dokis
  • isabelle-bio
    Isabelle James-Walker
  • Tyra Ashauntie

Year one

For the first year of #ReconcileThis, led by Paula Chinkiwsky, the Fire Starters crafted digital stories responding to the hashtag, each offering a distinct voice on reconciliation. Their collective creativity set the stage for the project, culminating in Papakanje, a live concert experience at the NAC, where these voices resonated through powerful performances.

Fire starters

  • Sarain Fox
  • DJ Kookum
  • Isaac Murdoch
  • Sarah Podemski
  • Tamara Podemski
  • Zoey Roy
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#ReconcileThis is dedicated to elevating Indigenous voices through provocative online performances and conversations—sharing our Truths, our Stories, our Way.

In response to the confirmation of unmarked graves at the Kamloops Residential School in Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc, #ReconcileThis reflects the frustration many Indigenous people feel and poses the question: What does reconciliation really mean?

“#ReconcileThis is a response that I think captures how many Indigenous people are feeling right now. We are saddened and rightfully angered by this confirmation of our missing relatives but we’re also excited, inspired, and energized and we are standing up. This is an opportunity to channel all this energy to create awareness and activation and powerful, compelling art to bring a spotlight to the issues, experiences, and realities of Indigenous people, and to celebrate the strength and beauty of our cultures from coast to coast to coast.”
Kevin Loring, Artistic Director, Indigenous Theatre

As part of this four-year initiative, thanks to generous support from Meta, NAC Indigenous Theatre will look to offer funding and production equipment to transformative Indigenous voices to share stories, languages, histories, cultures, and perspectives.

By sparking further conversations and creative responses, we invite an opportunity for learning and engaging in honest, difficult, yet productive discussions about reconciliation.

“We cannot change what has happened in the past, we can empower the future, and this is certainly what this project is about.”
Lori Marchand, Managing Director, Indigenous Theatre

#Reconcilethis

#ReconcileThis is dedicated to elevating Indigenous voices through provocative online performances and conversations—sharing our Truths, our Stories, our Way.

In response to the confirmation of unmarked graves at the Kamloops Residential School in Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc, #ReconcileThis reflects the frustration many Indigenous people feel and poses the question: What does reconciliation really mean?

“#ReconcileThis is a response that I think captures how many Indigenous people are feeling right now. We are saddened and rightfully angered by this confirmation of our missing relatives but we’re also excited, inspired, and energized and we are standing up. This is an opportunity to channel all this energy to create awareness and activation and powerful, compelling art to bring a spotlight to the issues, experiences, and realities of Indigenous people, and to celebrate the strength and beauty of our cultures from coast to coast to coast.”
Kevin Loring, Artistic Director, Indigenous Theatre

As part of this four-year initiative, thanks to generous support from Meta, NAC Indigenous Theatre will look to offer funding and production equipment to transformative Indigenous voices to share stories, languages, histories, cultures, and perspectives.

By sparking further conversations and creative responses, we invite an opportunity for learning and engaging in honest, difficult, yet productive discussions about reconciliation.

“We cannot change what has happened in the past, we can empower the future, and this is certainly what this project is about.”
Lori Marchand, Managing Director, Indigenous Theatre