Call for Submissions: Lunar Codex Indigenous Mission Collection

Send Your Music to the Moon

Norval Morrisseau holding a hand-painted drum

Open Call: Lunar Codex Indigenous Mission Collection

Submission Deadline: November 22, 2024, 11:59pm PST

The Lunar Codex, a special project founded by Dr. Samuel Peralta, Canadian physicist and author through Incandence Corp., is an archive of cultural works from across the globe, launched via NASA Artemis / Commercial Lunar Payload Service (CLPS) program partners, from Earth to space, the Moon, and beyond. Covering seven missions – the Lunar Codex represents creative artists from 185 countries and territories, and 69 Indigenous nations, predominantly in visual art, but also in writing, music, and film.

The Lunar Codex Indigenous Music Collection (LCIMC) will be included in Polaris, tentatively scheduled for launch in September 2025 to the Moon’s south pole. The LCIMC is being organized and administered free-of-charge with the cooperation and support of the Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada (CIRNAC) and the Estate of Norval Morrisseau (the Morrisseau Estate).

Previously, CIRNAC and the Morrisseau Estate worked with the Lunar Codex to ensure that a collection of Indigenous visual art – representing First Nations, Inuit, and Metis peoples – is included in a majority of its archive.

The Lunar Codex has requested that the Morrisseau Estate be its point of contact for the collection of the LCIMC. The Morrisseau Estate will set the schedule for submission and curation so that the collection can be submitted by early December 2024.

We invite the Canadian Indigenous community to submit their songs to this mission via our portal.

Submission Instructions:

1. Complete the Submission Form
2. Email your song(s) to: music@officialmorrisseau.com
   Subject: LUNAR CODEX MUSIC [FullName/Music Group Name]

All Files Must Be:

• Clearly labeled in the following format: [Full Name of musician, Musical Collective or Knowledge Holder]_[Song Name]_[Date of Creation]
• MP3 format
• Maximum file size 5MB
• Submitted by those authorized to share the knowledge (copyright holders, cultural knowledge keepers, direct makers of the music, etc.)

Please Note: If a form is submitted without emailing the music or is emailed without completing a form, the music will not be accepted into the program.

Submission Deadline: November 22, 2024, 11:59pm PST

Keepers of selected songs will be notified by December 20, 2024.

About the Norval Morrisseau Estate
The Norval Morrisseau Estate is owned and operated by Norval’s living children with a mission and mandate to maintain and promote Norval’s artistic legacy and support Indigenous Truth and Reconciliation for all Indigenous communities efforts across Canada.

Contact:
Jessica, Program Coordinator
music@officialmorrisseau.com