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Indigenous Visual Artists' Materials

Results Announcement

Deadline Date: January 29, 2021



This is a third-party recommender program. Recommenders are organizations in the arts community authorized by the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to receive and assess grant applications. Recommenders are each allocated a budget and decide which applications are awarded grants. They also determine the amount of each grant. OAC reviews grant recommendations to confirm applicant and project eligibility and issues grant payments to recipients. Recommender decisions are authorized by OAC’s CEO.

To safeguard the integrity of the assessment process, artists who have a conflict of interest with a particular recommender are not eligible to apply to that recommender. An artist is in a conflict of interest if they are:

  • an employee or board member of the recommender organization
  • a person who reviews applications for the recommender
  • an immediate family member of those described above
In addition, recommenders must not approve grants that will be paid back to them in any way.

Anemki Art Collective, Fort William First Nation
Number of Applications: 45
Total Requested: $42,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 20
Total Recommended: $15,000
 
Recipients
Abitong, Dallas, Sault Ste. Marie, $500 
Anderson, Mike, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Cameron, Kristy, Atikokan, $1,000 
Dokis, Gwen, Dokis First Nation, $500 
Dumont, Michel, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Gagnon, Mark, Moose Factory, $1,000 
Gray, Melanie, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, $1,000 
Hupfield, John, Toronto, $1,000 
Leveck, Nichole, Toronto, $500 
McComb, Gerry, North Bay, $500 
McKay, Corrina, Thunder Bay, $500 
Morriseau, Chelsea, Fort William First Nation, $500 
Nadjiwon, Gordie, Neyaashiinigmiing, $500 
Nault, Cynthia, Thunder Bay, $500 
Peters, Nancy, Corunna, $1,000 
Quequish, Jordan, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
Sauve, Kyle, Barrie, $500 
Simon, Joy, M'Chigeeng, $500 
Stevenson, Theresa, Toronto, $1,000 
Suggashie, Cheryl, Thunder Bay, $1,000 
 

Inuit Art Foundation, Toronto
Number of Applications: 12
Total Requested: $11,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $9,500
 
Recipients
Angnaluak, Alexander, Ottawa, $1,000 
Bennett, Mark, Toronto, $500 
Kabloona, Gayle Uyagaqi, Ottawa, $1,000 
Komangapik, Ruben, Gloucester, $1,000 
McDonald, Dave, Ottawa, $1,000 
Pottle, Barry, Ottawa, $1,000 
Shiutiapik, Trevor, Ottawa, $1,000 
Takpannie, Katherine, Ottawa, $1,000 
Taparti, Bonnie, Ottawa, $1,000 
van Heuvelen, Couzyn, Bowmanville, $1,000 
 

Neto Hatinakwe Onkwehowe Native Arts, St. Catharines
Number of Applications: 23
Total Requested: $18,500
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $6,000
 
Recipients
Arsenault, Laura, Longlac, $500 
Cada, Annette, Niagara Falls, $500 
Dokis, Denise, Dokis First Nation, $500 
Doxtater, Elizabeth, Ohsweken, $500 
Elijah, Shana, Southwold / Oneida Nation, $1,000 
Lacourciere, Ashley, Barrie, $500 
Niro, Shelley, Brantford, $1,000 
Pedoniquotte, Nancy, Neyaashiinigmiing, $500 
Segerts, David, Onigaming First Nations, $500 
Smith, Naomi, Erin, $500 
 

Ojibwe Cultural Foundation, M'Chigeeng First Nation
Number of Applications: 37
Total Requested: $36,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 29
Total Recommended: $14,500
 
Recipients
Beboning, James, M'Chigeeng, $500 
Bellefeuille, Amanda, North Bay, $500 
Breen, Christina, Woodstock, $500 
Commanda-Boissoneau, Arizona, Garden River, $500 
Ense, Shane, M'Chigeeng, $500 
Eshkakogan, Nicole, Massey, $500 
Fox, Teresa, Sturgeon Falls, $500 
Hawke, Johnny, Beausoleil First Nation, $500 
Jones, Nia, Saugeen, $500 
Kelly, Virginia, Sault Ste. Marie, $500 
King, Cassandra, Neyaashiinigmiing, $500 
Levi, Adela, St. Catharines, $500 
Madahbee, Dustin, Aundeck Omni Kaning, $500 
Maki, Tammy, Sudbury, $500 
Manitowabi, Cheyanne, Sheguiandah, $500 
McLaughlin, Nikki, Sault Ste. Marie, $500 
Miller, Tiffany, Thunder Bay, $500 
Neveau, Cleis, Cutler, $500 
Nicholas, Kelly, Southwold, $500 
OConnor, Courtney, Keswick, $500 
Panamick, Martin, M'Chigeeng, $500 
Quinn, Lala / Kayla/ Kayla Marie, Thunder Bay, $500 
Root, Audra, Southampton, $500 
Sandy, Amber, Sudbury, $500 
Shawanda, Noodin Niimebin, Sault Ste. Marie, $500 
Skead, Melissa, Wauzhushk Onigum Nation, $500 
Trudeau, Nina, Warren, $500 
White, Val, Kingston, $500 
Williams, Beth, Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, $500 
 

Wikwemikong Tourism, Wikwemikong
Number of Applications: 11
Total Requested: $11,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 10
Total Recommended: $8,000
 
Recipients
Belanger, Mary, Englehart, $500 
Charette, David, Ottawa/Ojibwe, $1,000 
Flamand, Teresa, Sudbury, $1,000 
Fox-Radulovich, Steven, Kagawong, $1,000 
Norrie, Shane, Ingersoll, $1,000 
osawabine, courtnee, Wikwemikong, $1,000 
Peltier, Maxine, North Bay, $1,000 
pitawanakwat, pam, Wikwemikong, $500 
Shigwadja-Collins, Bernice, Sudbury, $500 
Taback, Jennifer, Lively, $500 
 

Woodland Cultural Centre, Brantford
Number of Applications: 18
Total Requested: $18,000
Number of Grants Awarded: 18
Total Recommended: $13,500
 
Recipients
Akiwenzie, Natasha, Neyaashiinigmiing, $1,000 
Des Roches, Raquel, Parry Sound, $1,000 
Douglas, Deron, Markham, $500 
Doxtator, Rebecca, Southwold, $500 
george, yeyatalunyuhe, London, $1,000 
Henry, Brent, Port Elgin, $500 
Hill, Brenda, Ohsweken, $1,000 
Lee, Chanin, Toronto, $500 
MacFarlane, Julie, Strathroy, $500 
Maracle, Scott, Deseronto, $500 
Martin, Jody, Ohsweken, $1,000 
Mitchell, Keri, Ottawa, $1,000 
Pasquach, Kat, Windsor, $1,000 
Syrette, Jasmine, Sault Ste. Marie, $500 
Taback, Julia, Lively, $500 
Thompson, Bree-Ann, Windsor, $500 
VanEvery, Leslie, Toronto, $1,000 
Vernier, Camille, Nakina, $1,000 
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