‘Artists are taking control of their stories’: Indigenous musicians reflect on the state of reconciliation – Toronto Star
Sept. 26, 2024
Leanne Betasamosake Simpson, Tia Wood, Susan Aglukark and others have shared a songs to mark the National Day Of Truth and Reconciliation.
Since the Truth and Reconciliation Commission released its 94 Calls to Action to redress the legacy of residential schools, the subject of reconciliation has become an important theme in Indigenous art and music.
However, nearly a decade later, many Indigenous leaders and artists fear that progress on these calls to action has stalled. “I can’t really help but feel how much the sentiment has been on the wane,” Anishnaabe musician Adam Sturgeon told the Star, pointing out that very few of the Calls to Action have been completed.
