Vancouver

: It was perfect, considering the lineup: Ottawa A Tribe Called Red, whose mix of traditional powwow chants and electronic music is some of the most innovative sound coming out of this country, according to Vancouver Courier. Supported by Vancouver blonde-haired, blue-eyed Blondtron and her racially diverse band of booty-shaking backup dancers, and the traditional aboriginal Git Hayetsk Dancers, the whole night seemed a fitting representation of West Coast diversity — complete with a distinct racial divide as impermeable as it was subtle. The symbol was not lost on the concert-goers who alerted each other to this sentry, who, like us, settled in for the show. At first, looking at the crowd gave me that warm, fuzzy feeling familiar to those who pride themselves on being part of Canada multicultural makeup. But then I noticed how we self-segregated. I’ve never been at a mainstream event in Vancouver headlined by an aboriginal act, and I’ve seldom seen such a strong representation of aboriginal people in the crowd — almost 50 per cent. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.