Derailed Digital Exhibit, a collaboration between Museum of Toronto and Cecil Foster.
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About The Artwork
In 2019 Elder Duke Redbird purchased a houseboat and transformed it into a floating art installation called the Wigwam-Chi Chemung.
Continue readingLand Acknowledgements With Lindy & Leslie
Back in January we hosted a virtual land acknowledgement workshop.
Continue readingWigwam Chi-chemung Powwow Dance Workshop
As part of the Summer’s Wigwam Chi-Chemung programming, Myseum of Toronto and Elder Duke presented an online participatory experience examining the significance of dance in Indigenous culture, and an opportunity to learn Powwow dance.
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Learn more about Toronto and Union Station as the centre of emerging Canada.
Continue readingDiplomats of the Railway
Black porters were key cultural leaders both on the railway and off. Learn more about this through a dramatic monologue and list of articles.
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This dramatic monologue portrays Stanley Grizzle, a Porter, activist, politician, and citizenship judge who reflects on his accomplishments and looks to the future. Performed by Daniel Jelani Ellis.
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Meet the team behind Museum of Toronto’s award-winning digital exhibition, Derailed: The History of Black Railway Porters in Canada.
Continue readingSaving Little Jamaica: In Conversation With Cadence Weapon
We Recently Sat Down (At A Safe Distance) With Award-winning Canadian Rapper And Writer Rollie Pemberton Aka Cadence Weapon, Who Wrote An Article In Hazlitt Titled Saving Little Jamaica.
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Derailed is a theatrical experience based on prominent figures and moments in the history of Black Railway Porters in Canada, presented through a contemporary lens.
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