OAC Welcomes New Board Member

Andre Morriseau was appointed to the Ontario Arts Council’s board of directors in February 2007. Mr. Morriseau is a freelance journalist, writer and performer and an enthusiastic advocate and ambassador for Aboriginal arts and culture.

A member of the Fort William First Nation outside of Thunder Bay, where he maintains a home, Mr. Morriseau is now based in Toronto. Over the past decade, Mr. Morriseau has served on numerous boards of directors, including the Centre for Aboriginal Media, ImagineNATIVE Film and Media Arts Festival, Native American Journalists Association and the Toronto Council Fire Native Cultural Centre. He is one of the first three recipients of Toronto’s Aboriginal Affairs Award.

Andre Morriseau has gained a reputation for promoting and supporting Aboriginal arts and public affairs. As former host of Nation to Nation on Aboriginal Voices Radio, CFIE 106.5 FM, and UrbaNative in Toronto, he shared countless stories of indigenous peoples and their experiences. Most recently he co-produced a CD, First House: Celebration of the Grand Opening of the New Museum of the American Indian in Washington, DC. He has starred in independent short films and appeared on a number of TV shows.

Currently, Andre Morriseau works as Secretariat for the National Aboriginal Achievement Awards to secure nominations for the achievers in Canada’s First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities.

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