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The North Sound and Elders explore climate change in Saskatchewan
Honour Song Season 2: The North Sound
The North Sound takes us to Saskatchewan for the second episode of Honour Song season 2. Their 20‐minute film begins with a beautiful performance and includes testimonials about climate change from Elders Joseph Naytowhow and Maria Campbell.
Honour Song is made possible by a partnership between the sākihiwē festival, the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, Border Crossings’ ORIGINS Festival, and the Embassy of Canada to Colombia.
The episode will premiere on the sākihiwē festival’s Facebook page and YouTube channel on Wednesday, November 3 at 10:00 AM CST.
About The North Sound
The North Sound is cold like a Saskatchewan winter, humid like a summer day in the streets of Montreal, and unpredictable like the weather on a singular day in Calgary. Their sound is ever-changing with lyrics spanning haunting metaphors and a production style that balances today’s modern production with the era of Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris blazing the highways. Formed in 2014 by Forrest Eaglespeaker—supported by his partner Nevada Freistadt—the North Sound was created to share stories that remain true to Forrest’s Blackfoot identity and traditions from Treaty 7 Territory.
About the Filmmaker
Matt Braden Smith filmed and edited the episode. He is a photojournalist and videographer from Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, whose work focuses on the deep connections people have with their art and land. Having collaborated with organizations and individuals in Canada and abroad, Smith believes that empathy is a powerful tool for drawing people together, and that we grow stronger when we listen and share our collective stories.
Leela Gilday hosted the first Honour Song episode about climate change, which premiered on Wednesday, October 27. It is available on YouTube and Facebook with English captions, French subtitles, and Spanish subtitles.
Aboriginal Music Manitoba acknowledges 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.
