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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, a pow wow fit class, Métis 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 feature:
- William Prince
- Raye Zaragoza
- Jay Gilday
- Burnstick
- Kym Gouchie
- Sandra Sutter
- Damase Elis
- Don Amero
- Andrina Turenne
- Drezus
- Alexis Lynn
Family Workshops
- sākihiwē + Wahkohtowin Families performance – PIQSIQ, Inuit Throat Singing (June 3, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT) Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook
- Powwow Fit – Shanley Spence (June 10, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT) Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook
- Métis Dance – Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers (June 17, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT) Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook
- Hand Drum Songs – Fawn Wood (June 24, 2020, 11:00 AM CDT) Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook
Songwriter Concerts
- William Prince, Raye Zaragoza, Jay Gilday (June 3, 2020, 2:00 PM CDT) Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook
- Burnstick, Kym Gouchie, Sandra Sutter (June 10, 2020, 2:00 PM CDT) Set YouTube reminder | RSVP on Facebook
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 supporting the sākihiwē festival's outreach programming.
AMM also thanks the North Point Douglas Women's Center and Studio 393 for their support.
