Arts·Episode

Commotion: How can we put truth and reconciliation on display in Canada's museums?

Today on Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud: Canadian Museums Association CEO Janis Kahentóktha Monture, Korean pop culture writer Bina Lee

Today on Commotion: Janis Kahentóktha Monture, Bina Lee

Janis Monture at the Woodland Cultural Centre, where behind her are toys and children's shoes left on the building's steps as a tribute to honour the 215 children found buried on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., and Song Hye-kyo as Moon Dong-eun in The Glory.
Janis Monture at the Woodland Cultural Centre, where behind her are toys and children's shoes left on the building's steps as a tribute to honour the 215 children found buried on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C., and Song Hye-kyo as Moon Dong-eun in The Glory. (Nick Purdon/CBC, Graphyoda/Netflix)

Today on Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud:

  • Janis Kahentóktha Monture is the new CEO of the Canadian Museums Association, and the first Indigenous person in this role. She'll talk about implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's 67th call to action, and ongoing efforts to repatriate cultural artifacts.

  • This Friday, Netflix drops the second half of the K-Drama The Glory. When part one aired it was the biggest show in Korea, and a hit internationally, too — including here in Canada. Netflix announced 2023 will be their biggest year yet when it comes to Korean content: dramas, movies and reality shows. Bina Lee writes about Korean pop culture. She chats with Elamin about all the commotion with K-Dramas lately

You can also find today's episode on our podcast, Commotion with Elamin Abdelmahmoud. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.