Entries in National Indigenous History Month (1)

Friday
Jun032022

Twitter debuts new emojis for National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month

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In honour of both National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month, Twitter Canada has a couple of new sets of emojis for you to use. This year marks the fifth consecutive year that Twitter has worked with an Indigenous artist to create a custom emoji for the month.  

This year, Twitter Canada worked with Jaalen Edenshaw, Ts'aahl (Eagle) from Masset, Haida Gwaii, where he makes his home today. Jaalen's work is inspired by the old Haida stories, delving into the stories before he carves out the narrative. He and his brother co-founded K'alts'ida K'ah (Laughing Crow), a collective to tell Haida stories and promote the Haida language through art.

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