{"id":15129,"date":"2025-02-04T23:15:04","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/pushing-to-uplift-indigenous-youth-artist-voices-in-saskatchewan\/"},"modified":"2025-02-04T23:15:04","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T23:15:04","slug":"pushing-to-uplift-indigenous-youth-artist-voices-in-saskatchewan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontotribune.ca\/index.php\/2025\/02\/04\/pushing-to-uplift-indigenous-youth-artist-voices-in-saskatchewan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pushing to uplift Indigenous youth, artist voices in Saskatchewan"},"content":{"rendered":"


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For Saskatchewan artist Shawn Cuthand, uplifting Indigenous voices is a calling.<\/p>\n

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Cuthand is a nehiyaw (Cree) and Kanien\u2019keh\u00e1:ka (Mohawk) writer, comedian, producer, actor and director.<\/p>\n

This week he begins his time as the University of Saskatchewan\u2019s Indigenous storyteller-in-residence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would just like to encourage students that if they want to get into the entertainment business that it actually is possible to do in Saskatchewan.,\u201d Cuthand said.<\/p>\n

During the next 12 weeks, Cuthand will be sharing his experience and expertise with students while balancing his comedy and continuing his work with the satirical newsgroup, \u2018The Feather News.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cWith us in The Feather News, we actually plan to keep our home in Saskatchewan and help the film business here,\u201d Cuthand said.<\/p>\n

The Feather, which recently won the APTN\/ImagineNative web series pitch competition, will air for a second season on APTN in June 2025.<\/p>\n

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As part of Cuthand\u2019s residency, he plans to share his knowledge of writing, producing and directing a show for television.<\/p>\n

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And while he only started at the U of S this week, he is already arranging meetings with students.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt can be hard to want to put your story out there into the community for people to read and listen to,\u201d he explained. \u201cI just want to encourage students to not be too scared of that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Across Canada, Indigenous leaders are working to uplift not only youth artists, but the Indigenous community as a whole.<\/p>\n

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