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Introducing sākihiwē family workshops and songwriter concerts
The sākihiwē festival is kicking off June with a new outreach series that includes free workshops for families and free songwriter concerts for music lovers around the globe. The program will run every Wednesday and stream online for free from the festival's YouTube channel and Facebook page.
The hour-long workshops will be delivered in partnership with the Wahkohtowin Strengthening Families Program, which helps youth and their families develop communication skills and connect with traditional knowledge keepers. They are set for 11:00 AM CDT and include an Inuit throat singing performance, pow wow fit class, Metis dance lessons, and hand drum tutorials. They'll be hosted by singer/songwriter Ila Barker and led by throat singing duo PIQSIQ, hoop dancer Shanley Spence, the Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers, and the incredible Fawn Wood.
Each songwriter concert will begin at 2:00 PM CDT and feature three Indigenous artists performing songs in-the-round. They'll last 90 minutes and William Prince, Raye Zaragoza, Jay Gilday, Burnstick, Kym Gouchie, Sandra Sutter, Damase Elis, Don Amero, Andrina Turenne, Drezus, Alexis Lynn, and The OB are set to perform.
The sākihiwē festival outreach series will run all summer and details for July and August will be announced in the coming weeks.
FAMILY WORKSHOPS
sākihiwē + Wahkohtowin Families performance
PIQSIQ, Inuit Throat Singing
Presented by the Wahkohtowin Strengthening Families Program (donate)
Hosted by Ila Barker
June 3, 2020
11:00 AM CDT
Free
Broadcasts from Zoom to Facebook and YouTube
(Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook)
sākihiwē + Wahkohtowin Families workshop
Shanley Spence, Powwow Fit
Presented by the Wahkohtowin Strengthening Families Program (donate)
Hosted by Ila Barker
June 10, 2020
11:00 AM CDT
Free
Broadcasts from Zoom to Facebook and YouTube
(Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook)
sākihiwē + Wahkohtowin Families workshop
Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers, Métis Dance
Presented by the Wahkohtowin Strengthening Families Program (donate)
Hosted by Ila Barker
June 17, 2020
11:00 AM CDT
Free
Broadcasts from Zoom to Facebook and YouTube
(Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook)
sākihiwē + Wahkohtowin Families workshop
Fawn Wood, Hand Drum Songs
Presented by the Wahkohtowin Strengthening Families Program (donate)
Hosted by Ila Barker
June 24, 2020
11:00 AM CDT
Free
Broadcasts from Zoom to Facebook and YouTube
(Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook)
SONGWRITER CONCERTS
sākihiwē songwriters presented by North Point Douglas Women's Center
William Prince, Raye Zaragoza, Jay Gilday
June 3, 2020
2:00 PM CDT
Free
Broadcasts from Zoom to Facebook and YouTube
(Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook)
sākihiwē songwriters presented by North Point Douglas Women's Center
Burnstick, Kym Gouchie, Sandra Sutter
June 10, 2020
2:00 PM CDT
Free
Broadcasts from Zoom to Facebook and YouTube
(Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook)
sākihiwē songwriters presented by North Point Douglas Women's Center
Damase Elis, Don Amero, Andrina Turenne
June 17, 2020
2:00 PM CDT
Free
Broadcasts from Zoom to Facebook and YouTube
(Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook)
sākihiwē songwriters presented by Studio 393
Drezus, Alexis Lynn, The OB
June 24, 2020
2:00 PM CDT
Free
Broadcasts from Zoom to Facebook and YouTube
(Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook)
Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM) would like to acknowledge the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the Winnipeg Arts Council for their financial support of the sākihiwē festival's outreach programming.
AMM would like to thank the North Point Douglas Women's Center and Studio 393 for their support of the sākihiwē festival's outreach programming.
