Pow Wow Pitch
9:00AM | POW WOW PITCH REGISTRATION Pow Wow Pitch provides a platform for Indigenous entrepreneurs to showcase their innovative business ideas and gain valuable exposure within the entrepreneurial community. Same-day...
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Family Fun Zone
We have something for everyone in the family in our Family Fun Zone. Métis Games Try your hand at some traditional Metis Games like Hatchet Throwing & Archery. All ages....
Quillwork Demonstration with Christine Toulouse
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaDiscover the artistic world of Christine Toulouse, an emerging Anishinaabe artist from Sagamok Anishnawbek First Nation. Specializing in quillwork, an intricate form of embroidery utilizing dyed or natural-colored porcupine quills...
Wigwam Building with Chuck Commanda
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaOne of 12 grandchildren of Algonquin master canoe builders, William and Mary Commanda, Chuck remembers doing this with his Grandparents, harvesting the bark and building in their yard in Kitigan...
Inukshuk Building with Alla (Stranger)
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaStop by as Alla (Stranger) builds traditional and authentic Inuit Inukshuks to learn more about the different meaning and use of these rock formations across the North.
“Radical Stitch” Beaded Bracelet by National Gallery of Canada
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaDROP-IN Celebrate the National Gallery of Canada’s newest exhibit “Radical Stitch” which looks at the contemporary and transformative context of beading. Drop in at this booth hosted by National Gallery...
Janet McCue and the Conundrum Interactive Music Station
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaJanet McCue from Curve Lake First Nation is a long time leader and advocate who dedicates her time to raising awareness for social justice, empowering her Aboriginal community and providing...
Sunsdrum Inuit Throat Singers
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaThere is a legend among the Inuit about the halo that appears around the sun. Known in some parts as siqiniup qilauta—roughly translated, “the sun’s drum”, it is a good...
Ojibwe Spirit Horse Equine Assisted Learning
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaJoin Rhonda Snow for an interactive EAL experience with the Ojibwe spirit ponies. Rhonda is not only a certified EAL facilitator, but a knowledge keeper and renowned artist bringing the stories...
$20
Blanket Exercise with Elaine Kicknosway
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaCOST: Free (Pre-registration required) AGE: 15+ DURATION: 1 hour The Blanket Exercise is based on Indigenous methodologies and the goal is to build understanding about our shared history as Indigenous...
World Champion Hoop Dancer Scott Sinquah
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaScott Sixkiller Sinquah is proud to represent the Gila River Pima, Hopi/Tewa, Cherokee, and Choctaw Nations. Coming from the southwest in Arizona, he is a two-time and the current World...
Author’s Reading With Darcy Whitecrow & Heather M. O’connor – Runs With The Stars
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaDarcy Whitecrow, a member of the Seine River First Nation band in Northwestern Ontario, embraces traditional Ojibwe and Dakota lifestyles, including trapping, fishing, and ricing, and practices traditional spirituality in...
Métis Dancer Brad Lafortune
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaOriginating in the Red River area, the Métis jig is a combination of First Nations dancing, Scottish and French-Canadian step-dancing, and reel, jig, and quadrille steps. Brad Lafortune began jigging...
Competition Pow Wow Grand Entry
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaThe Competition Pow Wow is the heart of the festival, attracting the best dancers from across North America and providing a non-stop kaleidoscope of colour set to the powerful beat...
“Radical Stitch” Hair Pipe Beaded Bracelet Workshop by National Gallery of Canada
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaCOST: $20 includes materials DURATION: 2 hours Hair-pipe beads are long cylinder-shaped beads typically made from bones. They have a long history with Indigenous people, as far back as the...
David Finkle
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaDavid has been called a Renaissance man – hailing from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in southern Ontario he is an award winning multi-instrumental recording artist versed in many musical genres. He...
Sunsdrum Inuit Throat Singers
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaThere is a legend among the Inuit about the halo that appears around the sun. Known in some parts as siqiniup qilauta—roughly translated, “the sun’s drum”, it is a good...
Author’s Reading With Dorothy Taylor – Sacred Water Teachings
Dorothy Taylor, an Elder and Knowledge Keeper from Curve Lake First Nation, founded the Sacred Water Circle, a volunteer-run initiative fostering relationships with water, the earth, and all non-human relatives....
Culinary Workshop with Chef Trudy Metcalfe-Coe
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaCHEF: Trudy Metcalfe-Coe COST: $100 per station (max. 4 people per station) AGE: 8+ (or with Adult Participation) DURATION: 1 hour Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe, is an award winning Inuk...
Inuit Games
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaBorn in St. John’s, NL, raised in Ottawa, ON, Aalla (Stranger) has spent more than a decade demonstrating and teaching traditional Inuit games. If your child attends school in Ottawa,...
World Champion Hoop Dancer Scott Sinquah
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaScott Sixkiller Sinquah is proud to represent the Gila River Pima, Hopi/Tewa, Cherokee, and Choctaw Nations. Coming from the southwest in Arizona, he is a two-time and the current World...
Dreamcatcher Workshop with Bougie Birch
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaCOST: $20 each AGE: 5+ DURATION: 45 minutes to 1 hour The Dreamcatcher Kit includes 18 glass crow beads, suede, a 4″ metal ring, 18 real feathers, artificial sinew, and...
Métis Dancer Brad Lafortune
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaOriginating in the Red River area, the Métis jig is a combination of First Nations dancing, Scottish and French-Canadian step-dancing, and reel, jig, and quadrille steps. Brad Lafortune began jigging...
David Finkle
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaDavid has been called a Renaissance man – hailing from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in southern Ontario he is an award winning multi-instrumental recording artist versed in many musical genres. He...
Author’s Reading With Darcy Whitecrow & Heather M. O’Connor – Runs With The Stars
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaDarcy Whitecrow, a member of the Seine River First Nation band in Northwestern Ontario, embraces traditional Ojibwe and Dakota lifestyles, including trapping, fishing, and ricing, and practices traditional spirituality in...
Sunsdrum Inuit Throat Singers
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaThere is a legend among the Inuit about the halo that appears around the sun. Known in some parts as siqiniup qilauta—roughly translated, “the sun’s drum”, it is a good...
Culinary Workshops with Chef Trudy Metcalfe-Coe
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaCHEF: Trudy Metcalfe-Coe COST: $100 per station (max. 4 people per station) AGE: 8+ (or with Adult Participation) DURATION: 1 hour Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe, is an award winning Inuk...
Inuit Games
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaBorn in St. John’s, NL, raised in Ottawa, ON, Aalla (Stranger) has spent more than a decade demonstrating and teaching traditional Inuit games. If your child attends school in Ottawa,...
Author’s Reading With Dorothy Taylor – Strawberry Moon Teachings
Dorothy Taylor, an Elder and Knowledge Keeper from Curve Lake First Nation, founded the Sacred Water Circle, a volunteer-run initiative fostering relationships with water, the earth, and all non-human relatives....
Ojibwe Spirit Horse Equine Assisted Learning
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaJoin Rhonda Snow for an interactive EAL experience with the Ojibwe spirit ponies. Rhonda is not only a certified EAL facilitator, but a knowledge keeper and renowned artist bringing the stories...
$20
Competition Pow Wow Grand Entry
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaThe Competition Pow Wow is the heart of the festival, attracting the best dancers from across North America and providing a non-stop kaleidoscope of colour set to the powerful beat...
World Champion Hoop Dancer Scott Sinquah
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaScott Sixkiller Sinquah is proud to represent the Gila River Pima, Hopi/Tewa, Cherokee, and Choctaw Nations. Coming from the southwest in Arizona, he is a two-time and the current World...
Métis Dancer Brad Lafortune
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaOriginating in the Red River area, the Métis jig is a combination of First Nations dancing, Scottish and French-Canadian step-dancing, and reel, jig, and quadrille steps. Brad Lafortune began jigging...
Indigenous Trivia Night in Partnership with the National Arts Centre
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaCOST: Free DURATION: 2 hours Test your knowledge of Indigenous in a fun and interactive way with Trivia Night! Fun for all ages and great prizes. Host: Janelle Niles
Drone Show
Mādahòkì Farm 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, OttawaBe amazed as 250 drones light up the sky over Mādahòkì Farm to tell the story and teachings of the Seven Grandfathers. With this incredible immersive storytelling experience, you will...
