{"id":90852,"date":"2026-05-09T13:21:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:21:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.baca.ca\/galerie-shekon\/virginie-michel-ute-kanata-ici-au-canada\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T13:23:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T17:23:10","slug":"virginie-michel-ute-kanata-ici-au-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.baca.ca\/en\/galerie-shekon\/virginie-michel-ute-kanata-ici-au-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"Virginie Michel : Ute kanata (Ici au canada)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;114720&#8243;]May 2 to June 20, 2026<br \/>\nOpening reception: Saturday, May 2, 2026, 3\u20135 p.m.<br \/>\nVirginie Michel: <em>Ute kanata (Here in Canada)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sh\u00e9:kon Gallery<br \/>\n5826 St-Hubert Street, 2nd floor<br \/>\nTiohti\u00e0:ke \/ Mooniyang \/ Montreal (QC) H2S 2L7<\/p>\n<p>Adapted to the reality of First Nations, Virginie Michel\u2019s \u201c\u00d4 Kanata\u201d is both a manifesto calling for the official recognition of a national anthem in an Indigenous language and a song uniting all peoples across Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Virginie Michel is an Innu woman from the Mani-Utenam community who has worked with children for many years. 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