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the 2018 sākihiwē festival schedule
Aboriginal Music Manitoba (AMM) is excited to announce the full details for the 2018 edition of the sākihiwē festival (formerly known as Aboriginal Music Week), set for June 15 - 17 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
The legendary Keith Secola, live electronic duo Akylla, Māori powerhouse Māmā Mihirangi and the Māreikura, classically trained operatic tenor Jeremy Dutcher, JUNO Award-winning throat singing/roots duo Quantum Tangle, and the thought-provoking iskwé will be joined by Desiree Dorion, DJ Ariel, DJ Ren, Sebastian Gaskin, Celeigh Cardinal, T-Rhyme, Jason Tuesday, Sonia Eidse, Burnstick, Victoria Inglis, Richard Inman, Wanda Wilson, Iron Hide, and artists from Studio 393 at one or more of the festival’s four concert venues.
The Good Will Social Club, the Turtle Island Recreation Centre, Central Park, and the Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre will play host to the sākihiwē festival. AMM is working with the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, the Spence Neighbourhood Association, and Central Neighbourhoods to bring it all together.
Festival Highlights:
- Wolastoqiyik composer and operatic tenor Jeremy Dutcher will debut his trio performance at the Central Park Block Party presented by APTN on Saturday, June 16.
- Live electronic duo Akylla will headline the Grand Entry Party, presented by Section 35, at The Good Will Social Club on Friday, June 15.
- Māori powerhouse Māmā Mihirangi and the Māreikura will bring traditional songs and dances from Aotearoa (New Zealand) to the Central Park Block Party and the Turtle Island Block Party on June 16 and 17.
- Jazz Winnipeg and the sākihiwē festival will co-present thought-provoking electronic performer iskwé at Old Market Square on Saturday, June 16.
- Hip hop artist T-Rhyme will perform with a full band at the Central Park Block Party on June 16.
Festival Schedule:
- June 15: Ticketed concert at The Good Will Social Club
- June 16: Block parties at Central Park and Turtle Island Recreation Centre (12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.) and co-presentation with Jazz Winnipeg at Old Market Square
- June 17: Block parties at Magnus Eliason Recreation Centre and Turtle Island Recreation Centre (12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.) and a second co-presentation with Jazz Winnipeg at Old Market Square
All block parties and concerts are open to the public, and AMM encourages audiences from all parts of the city to attend. Each location will have peacekeepers or security, professional sound technicians, restrooms with washing stations, and public parking. Lawn chairs, refillable water bottles, and sunscreen are recommended for outdoor events.
About the sākihiwē festival
The sākihiwē festival was launched in 2009 as Aboriginal Music Week to develop Indigenous youth as an audience for live music. The festival presents between 20 and 30 First Nation, Métis, Inuit, Native American, and Indigenous music acts each year. It is held in Treaty One Territory and is produced by AMM.
AMM received the name "sākihiwē" from Sundance Chief David Blacksmith during a ceremony on February 21, 2018. It means "to love" in Cree, and AMM follows Standard Roman Orthography (SRO) to write the name, which does not use capital letters.
Acknowledgments:
AMM would like to acknowledge the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Province of Manitoba, the Manitoba Arts Council, and the Winnipeg Arts Council for their financial support.
AMM also acknowledges the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network, FACTOR, MB Live, Ogichidaa Arts, NCI FM, Section 35, Red Rising Magazine, Amiskusees: Semaganis Worme Family Foundation, North End Revitalization Incorporated, the SOCAN Foundation, and the City of Winnipeg for their support.
The sākihiwē festival is made possible by partnerships with the Spence Neighbourhood Association, Central Neighbourhoods, the Ma Mawi Wi Chi Itata Centre, and Jazz Winnipeg.
