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Nuit Blanche 2023 || sākihiwē summer
We're working with the Winnipeg Art Gallery to present the pop-up powwow for Nuit Blanche featuring Walking Wolf Singers, Buffalo Red Thunder, and local dancers on Saturday, September 23. The powwow kicks off at 7:00 pm and we'll be set up on the corner of Memorial Boulevard and St. Mary Avenue, right beside the gallery.
sākihiwē summer x Winnipeg Art Gallery for Nuit Blanche 2023
Saturday, September 23, 2023
6:00 am - 12:00 am
Location: Memorial Boulevard and St. Mary Avenue, Winnipeg
Free
Families welcome
Vendors: Bright Side Kitchen, Knapsack Coffee
6:00 pm: Opening
7:00 pm: Pop-up powwow with Walking Wolf Singers, Buffalo Red Thunder, and local dancers
9:00 pm: Drag Performances from Feather Talia and Local Honey with projections by Helga Jakobson
9:30 pm: Carrie Allison and Jean Borbridg
9:00 pm - 12:00 am: DJ set by The Kaptain
The powwow will run from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Ray "Co Co" Stevenson will be our MC for the powwow and everyone is welcome to dance during the intertribals.
Please note that only invited dancers will be paid.
Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM) acknowledges the Government of Canada, 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.
