CELEBRATION OF NATIONS, THE NIAGARA REGION’S HIGHLY REGARDED GATHERING OF INDIGENOUS ARTS, CULTURE AND TRADITION HAS ANNOUNCED TWO MARQUEE CONCERTS AS PART OF ITS HYBRID EDITION OF IN-PERSON PROGRAMMING AT THE FIRSTONTARIO PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE AS WELL AS VIRTUAL OFFERINGS FROM 9 – 11 SEPTEMBER 2022.
CELEBRATION OF NATIONS HIGHLIGHTS Please visit www.celebrationofnations.ca for the full schedule.
Celebration of Nations Sacred Fire | September 9-11from 6:00am - 7:30pm by Fred Bowering, Brian Kon
NFB Animated Shorts | September 10 from 9:00am - 11:00am
13 Moon Hand Drum (Dewegun) Workshop | September 10 from 11:30am - 3:30pm by Jackie Labonte and Oliver Nobosin
Her Moccasins Talk: The Red Dress Exhibit | September 10 from 12:00pm - 2:00pm
Nokomis 215+ Moccasin Project Workshop| September 10 from 3:00pm - 6:00pm
HIGHLIGHT KAKEKALANICKS EVENT : The Red Dress Exhibit: If Only These Dresses Could Tell Their Story | September 10 from 3:00pm - 10:00pm and September 11 from 10AM - 8 PM
Buffy Sainte-Marie with Shawnee Kish and Strong Water Singers | September 10 from 7:30pm - 9:30pm
Talking Turtle Stories with Perry Ground | September 11 from 10:00am - 10:30am
Pottery Workshop with Brenda Hill | September 11 from 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Haudenosaunee Stories with Perry Ground | September 11 from 3:00pm - 3:45pm
***Drums Across Canada*** another Kakekalanicks initiative | September 11 from 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Returning to Celebration of Nations this year, Drums Across Canada is a live and virtual broadcast event that will unite drum circles from eight different performing arts venues paired with Indigenous drumming groups across the country in traditional call and response
The Red Dress Exhibit as part of the Celebration of Nations is proud to receive support from the Government of Canada’s Tourism Relief Fund. Indigenous TO and Fed Dev Ontario helped us to bring these profound exhibits to the Niagara region.
