Burnstick takes us to Manitoba for a look at climate change in their Métis homelands for the fourth and final episode of Honour Song season 2. Their 20-minute film by BNB Studios, includes testimonials from Elders Jocelyne Pambrun and Dr. Winston Wuttunee, and premieres on November 17 at 10:00 AM CST.
Fawn Wood takes us to Alberta for a look at climate change in Cree territory for the third episode of Honour Song season 2. Her 20-minute film, by Cree-ative Vision, begins with a round dance song and includes testimonials about climate change from Elders Charles and Mary Wood.
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.
JUNO Award winning folk singer Leela Gilday kicks off the four episode series with a 20-minute video premiere about climate change in Denendeh (Northwest Territories, Canada).
William Prince will pay tribute to his late father Edward in the season finale of Honour Song. Presented by the sākihiwē festival and the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, the hour-long conversation will broadcast for free on the sākihiwē festival's YouTube and Facebook channels on December 1 at 7:00 p.m. GMT / 1:00 p.m. CST.
Throat-singing duo PIQSIQ will pay tribute to the esteemed Susan Aglukark in the second episode of Honour Song. Presented by the sākihiwē festival and the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom, the hour-long exchange will broadcast for free on sākihiwē festival's YouTube and Facebook channels on November 3 at 7:00 p.m. GMT / 1:00 p.m. CDT.
The sākihiwē festival is partnering with the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom to launch a new series of hour-long tributes to Indigenous trailblazers in music. Each episode will broadcast for free on YouTube and Facebook and cross-cultural electro-pop singer iskwē, throat singing duo PIQSIQ, trilingual Inuk chanteuse Eilsapie, and country/folk singer-songwriter William Prince are on board to honour members of the Indigenous music vanguard.
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Ashley Ghostkeeper
Ashley Ghostkeeper is a Metis-Cree Emerging Country Artist originally from Red Deer, Ab. She currently calls Calgary her home. Ashley was born into a...
