Indigenous Art, a Catalyst for Reconciliation

Sacred Fire Productions is a 12-year-old National not-for-profit Indigenous arts organization and a registered charity. Our primary mandate is to contribute to the cultural ecosystem to address the socioeconomic challenges and barriers Indigenous artists face. We have contributed to a better understanding of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis cultures through an approach that fosters intercultural exchange and dialogue. Honouring the role of artists as cultural leaders has been a guiding principle for our work.

Art is a universal language that unites members of every nation and territory. Art catalyzes people together, activates voices, makes them heard, and incites change. Since 2012, Sacred Fire Productions has worked with over 125 artists and has created space for over 90 productions, bringing 380,000 people together to view, hear, and feel the power of Indigenous stories through art...

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SFP Inspiring Dialogues project is supported by SunLife. Mural “Envolée Urbaine – Urban flight” by the NINAN youth cohort under the artistic direction of © RiverJune, photo Henri Gionet. Participants left to right: Katéri, Noémie, Aurélie, and Kristina, with the support of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough.