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'Disposable Red Woman' art lays corpse in Calgary streets to depict 'brutal reality' facing Indigenous women (CBC Calgary)

Passersby on a busy Calgary street were stopped in their tracks last week by an art installation spotlighting the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women. The graphic and powerful piece — part of the Disposable Red Woman project — is meant to be a wake-up call to non-Indigenous Canadians who might prefer to ignore the pressing problem. Co-creator Destin Running Rabbit explained to CBC Calgary: "I always felt helpeless in the matter. It's just trying to help and get the word out about this thing that a lot of Natives have to grow up with that a lot of Canadians don't really see or care about."

'This could happen in Canada': Indigenous musician on Charlottesville (CBC Indigenous)

After neo-Nazi rioting in Charlottesville, Va. last weekend, A Tribe Called Red's Ian Campeau spoke with CBC Indigenous about how Canadians aren't immune to the same issues. "The idea of North America stems from white supremacy," he explained. "You can't come and colonize people without thinking that you're superior to them." Campeau emphasized the need for accountability and confronting racism here at home — and as tensions continue to rise south of the border, his words are especially important to keep in our minds.

Freed slave who became Alberta rancher to be featured in National Film Board production (CBC Calgary)

The incredible story of John Ware is getting a fresh treatment through a National Film Board moving being shot on his family's old homestead. Ware was a freed slave who made his way to Alberta and established a ranch there, and Calgary writer Cheryl Foggo is leading the production after working on a play about his life and wanting to keep discovering more about his life. "I'm pretty sure I'll never stop finding out new things about him, so he remains fascinating," she told CBC Calgary. Listen a recent CBC podcast about his life here.

'My illustrations are like weapons': Artist Edel Rodriguez on his latest Time cover (q)

After Cuban illustrator Edel Rodriguez's most recent drawing of Trump appeared on the cover of Time Magazine's Aug. 28 issue, q spoke with him about his simple yet poignant images — and why art is so powerful in difficult political times. "Anybody can avoid words, can avoid stories," he said. "But you can't avoid an image: it hits you in about a tenth of a second. You can look away but you've seen it already."

Fashion designer with Down syndrome heading to Hollywood gift lounge (CBC Nova Scotia)

And finally, some good news: Nova Scotia's Marie Webb has been invited to be a part of a pre-Emmy Awards gift lounge this September with her signature colourful fashions. Webb will be hanging out at the lounge before the awards show, handing out vibrant pocket squares to the nominees. And her mother says these eye-popping creations are a reflection of who her daughter is: "Marie is very optimistic and very positive," she told CBC Nova Scotia. "I think that comes out in her work that's colourful, joyful, playful."

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