sakihiwe events
Turtle Island Block Party || sākihiwē festival 2023
Saturday, June 24, 2023 | 12PM - 9PM
Turtle Island Block Party || sākihiwē festival 2023
Performances by The Kaptain, Gator Beaulieu, Joel Wood, Melody McKiver, Valkyrie, Wyatt C. Louis, Jossée Bernier, Norway Rabliauskas, Stun, Pow Wow Club dancers, Walking Wolf Singers, Buffalo Red Thunder
Partners: Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, Inc. & City of Winnipeg
Saturday, June 24, 2023
12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Turtle Island Neighbourhood Centre, 510 King Street, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Free concert, free BBQ at 5:00 pm, prize draw at 8:45 pm
Sound art instruments workshop with Graffiti Art Programming, 1:00 pm
Hoop dance lessons with Shanley Spence, 3:00 pm and 4:00 pm
Pitâw Mīno Muskiki Indigenous crafters market, 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm
The SnapFox Photo Booth (free printed photos), 12:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Security by Sabe Peacewalkers
Everyone welcome
Please be sure to stop by the Pitâw Mīno Muskiki Indigenous Handmade Mini Market from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm for a chance to purchase beadwork, fashion, art, and one of a kind items from over 20 Indigenous artists and makers.
Concert schedule:
12:00 pm: Pow wow demonstration
2:00 pm: Jossée Bernier, Stun, Norway Rabliauskas
3:00 pm: Wyatt C. Louis
4:00 pm: Valkyrie
5:00 pm: Melody McKiver
6:00 pm: Joel Wood
7:00 pm: Gator Bealieu
8:00 pm: The Kaptain
Workshop schedule:
1:00 pm: Sound art instruments with Grafitti Art Program
3:00 pm: Hoop dance lessons with Shanley Spence
4:00 pm: Hood dance lessons with Shanley Spence
We acknowledge 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.
Big thank yous to Manitoba Music, the West End BIZ, Foodfare, and the City of Winnipeg for their support of the sākihiwē festival.
The sākihiwē festival is made possible by partnerships with the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre and the Spence Neighbourhood Association
featuring:
The Kaptain
The Kaptain - is an Anishinabe and Inuk Two-Spirit artist and DJ. Born in ‘98, The Kaptain’s experience of 2000 is that of a Britney-obsessed todd...
Gator Beaulieu
Gator Beaulieu is a Country Singer/Songwriter from Ebb and Flow First Nation with roots in Sandy Bay First Nation, Manitoba. Gator’s authentic cou...
Joel Wood
Joel Wood, "Mikwanak Kamôsakinat" (One Who Picks Up Feathers), is a member of nine-time GRAMMY Nominated powwow and round dance drum group Northern...
Melody McKiver
Melody McKiver’s (they/them, do not use any other pronouns) musical work integrates electronics with Western classical music to shape a new genre o...
Valkyrie
Valkyrie, an Anishnaabe and Cree emcee, thrives as a one woman force that isn’t to be reckoned with. She is the granddaughter of a Residential scho...
Wyatt C. Louis
Wyatt C. Louis is a nêhiyaw singer-songwriter based in Moh'kinstsís, Treaty 7 Territory (Calgary, AB). They have made an impact on the eclectic ...
Jossée Bernier
Jossée Bernier is a self-taught multi-disciplinary artist from the Cree Nation of Ouje Bougoumou, Northern Quebec. Her artistic expression flows th...
Norway Rabliauskas
I am an Ojibwe from the Poplar River First Nation. I am living in Winnipeg at the moment.I've been doing music for about 10 years or so. I love mus...
Stun
Stun (known off stage as Winston Chubb) is a Winnipeg-based Indigenous hip hop artist who’s been recognized by #FirstUp with RBCxMusic, the Interna...
