Reflecting on Truth and Reconciliation 

September 30, 2026

Call # 83 in the TRC Calls To Action asks that “Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists undertake collaborative projects and produce works that contribute to the reconciliation project.“

PuSh Festival staff and board take that direction to heart, and we continue to make relationships across culture that will prepare the ground for enduring, important works by Indigenous artists.

Two works from the upcoming 2027 PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Frost Exploding Trees Moon (Raven Spirit Dance), photo: Juan Contreras & Golden Rez Dog (Marcus Merasty), photo: Philippe Latour (Full program annoucement coming November 19)

To that end, to further this work collectively, our ten-year future plan includes Investing in Indigenous-Led Futures:

PuSh will deepen reciprocal relationships with Host Nations and Indigenous artists by resourcing Indigenous-led creation and co-creating the conditions for these practices to thrive within structures grounded in trust, consent, and accountability.

We are seeking to further develop models and engage new practices that honour our organizational transformation, and advance sectoral resources around decolonial praxis. As part of this, we are committed to helping create the conditions for Indigenous-led work to thrive.

– Yvette Nolan, Board President

Indigenous leadership at the Board level is integral to being able to move forward the work of decolonization at PuSh, and for understanding how to approach organizational planning with that lens. We are deeply grateful to have Yvette’s decades of experience as a leader in the arts, and recent Masters in Public Policy & Governance, as we move into PuSh’s next phase.