Join the Party! Order Your SSIMA's Spirit Feast Enjoy a fully-prepared, home-delivered Dinner for Two by Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe while tuning in to The SSIMAs Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards presented by TD Bank Group. (Streaming on Facebook and YouTube) MENU Arctic Char Spanakopita Venison Bourguignon Savory Pallauga Biscuit Wild Rice and Corn Salad...
A 45-minute guided workshop to craft a beautiful Inuit Sealskin keychain with Inuk artist Carissa Metcalfe-Coe.Purchase this event kit and all required materials will be delivered to your door, or purchase your own materials and follow along with the video instruction. This event will be available for on-demand viewing following the live presentation June 12....
The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival (SSIF) proudly announced TD Bank as presenting sponsor of its inaugural SSIMAs (Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards) and released the list of finalists. The Awards span 18 categories, celebrating Indigenous solo artists, duos and groups from across Canada by showcasing the diverse and growing music and culture of Indigenous artistic...
Create a beautiful meal of fresh Ontario rainbow trout sourced from an Indigenous supplier, paired with a delicious medley of traditional corn and fresh herbs with wild ramps, instructed by culinary expert, Chef Joseph Shawana. Meal Kits available for 2 or 4 guests.
If you live in Ottawa, you can register for this June 13th workshop and all required materials will be delivered to your door for that date.
Delivery to GTA, Manitoulin Island and Sudbury Region is now available on June 18th and 19th.
Metis Jigging - Praire Fire Jiggers Inuit Throat Singers - Tarniriik Pow Wow Teachings - Indigenous Experiences Pre-registered students and teachers from across Canada are invited to join Prairie Fire for a workshop designed to teach audiences about Metis culture and the joy of the jig. Tarniriik continues to share and perform Inuit throatsinging. Indigenous...
Every year on September 30th, we wear orange shirts to honour residential school survivors. Orange Shirt Day grew out of Phyllis Webstad’s story of having her shiny new orange shirt taken away on her first day of school at residential school: a story told for the first time in May 2013 that subsequently became Phyllis'...
Learn about plants and their medicines through a “how to” Metis floral style drawing session with Jaime Morse, Michif from northern Alberta. Participants* will receive materials required to design their creation from the Handmade Drum workshop, or a print-at-home PDF stencil. Register for this workshop and all required materials will be delivered to your door,...
Create a beautiful meal of fresh Ontario rainbow trout sourced from an Indigenous supplier, paired with a delicious medley of traditional corn and fresh herbs with wild ramps, instructed by culinary expert, Chef Joseph Shawana. Meal Kits available for 2 or 4 guests.
If you live in Ottawa, you can register for this June 13th workshop and all required materials will be delivered to your door for that date.
Delivery to GTA, Manitoulin Island and Sudbury Region is now available on June 18th and 19th.
Produced in collaboration with the International Indigenous Music Summit (IIMS), 16 Indigenous artists from across “Canada” will be showcased in 16 short documentaries, produced by Jennifer Podemski and directed by Sarain Fox. Each artist will tell a visual story of their work, highlighting perspectives and meditations on connection to land/place, identity, and their creative process....
Paint a 14-inch pine wooden paddle with Claire Brascoupé. Learn the fascinating Algonquin story of the first paddle while Claire demonstrates techniques to paint your paddle with Algonquin medicinal plants. Register for this workshop and all required materials will be delivered to your door, or purchase your own materials and follow along with the video...
Chef Billy Alexander guides participants in the preparation of an amazing meal featuring Venison loin rack, a sweet sauce made with torched sweetgrass and a Beet, Butternut Squash stack with traditional corn. Meal kits are available for 2 or 4 guests. Register for this workshop and all required materials will be delivered to your door...
Create spectacular flour tortillas and delicious fish tacos made with fresh Ontario Walleye sourced from an Indigenous supplier, paired with a Hominy Corn salsa with Chef Justine Deschenes.
Meal kits are available for 2 or 4 guests.
Register for this workshop and all required materials will be delivered to your door (Ottawa only), or purchase your own materials and follow along with the video instruction. This event will be available for on-demand viewing following the live presentation, June 21.
LEARN about the history of the residential school system, and its impacts on the Indigenous people of Canada. WATCH THE VIDEO Where are the...
Chef Billy Alexander guides participants in the preparation of an amazing meal featuring Venison loin rack, a sweet sauce made with torched sweetgrass and a Beet, Butternut Squash stack with traditional corn. Meal kits are available for 2 or 4 guests. Register for this workshop and all required materials will be delivered to your door...
Workshop is available to purchase throughout the month of June. A 45-minute guided workshop to craft a beautiful Inuit Sealskin keychain with Inuk artist Carissa Metcalfe-Coe. Purchase this event kit...
Video is available to registered participants throughout the month of June. Pre-registered Students/Teachers from Across Canada are invited to this pre-recorded art workshop with Emily Hoefler-Brascoupé. Collect flat natural objects,...
Workshop is available to purchase throughout the month of June. Jaime Morse (formerly Koebel) is Nehiyaw/Michif (Cree/Métis) from Lac La Biche, AB and has lived in Ottawa since 2000. She...
Video is available throughout the month of June. Blackened Arctic Char, Dilled Butter Peas and Mashed Potatoes $55.00 + shipping Originally from Nain, Nunatsiavut, the Inuit Land Claims region in...
Video is available to registered participants throughout the month of June. Pre-registered Students/Teachers from Across Canada are invited to this pre-recorded art workshop with Aalla. Inuit Games began in the...
Workshop is available to purchase throughout the month of June. This workshop is designed to teach classic hand sewing techniques in beading and leatherwork. Participants will learn the art of...
Video is available to registered participants throughout the month of June. Twin Flames Chelsey June (Métis) and Jaaji (Inuk, Mohawk) take listeners on a musical journey across Canada and the...
Workshop is available to purchase throughout the month of June. Birch bark biting is a traditional Cree art. The art form is done by separating thin pieces of birch bark...
Video is available throughout the month of June. Smoked Game BBQ Box with Homemade Bison Burgers, Venison Sausage and Wild Rice Salad $45.00 + shipping Paul Owl is from the...
Video is available to registered participants throughout the month of June. Michael Kusugak grew up in Repulse Bay, NWT (now Nunavut). During his childhood, his family travelled by dog sled,...
Workshop is available to purchase throughout the month of June. Paint a 14-inch pine wooden paddle with Claire Brascoupé. Claire demonstrates techniques to paint your paddle inspired by Algonquin medicinal...
Video is available to registered participants throughout the month of June. Meet world champion hoop dancer Dallas Arcand as he shares the history and cultural connections and teachings of the...
Workshop is available to purchase throughout the month of June. In this virtual workshop with Mi’kmaw Artist Melissa Peter-Paul, you will be learning how to make a 8 pointed star...
SILLA AND RISE - 2021 ARTISTIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNER | 2021 INUIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR WINNER Silla and Rise blend Inuit throat-singing and futuristic dancefloor beats. Silla...
INUIT THROAT SINGING (SUNSDRUM) Sunsdrum consists of Heidi Langille and Lynda Brown. Located in Ottawa, they have travelled nationally and internationally demonstrating traditional and contemporary Inuit throat singing, drum dancing,...
SILLA AND RISE - 2021 ARTISTIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR WINNER | 2021 INUIT ARTIST OF THE YEAR WINNER Silla and Rise blend Inuit throat-singing and futuristic dancefloor beats. Silla...
Video is available to registered participants throughout the month of June. Join elders, musicians, and community youth groups as they take you on a journey of culture, elders teachings, stories...
JOEL WOOD (NORTHERN CREE) - 2021 HAND DRUM/FIDDLE/INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR WINNER Joel Wood is a Cree musician from Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada. His album Singing Is Healing was a Juno...
Video is available to registered participants throughout the month of June. Join elders, musicians, and community youth groups as they take you on a journey of culture, elders teachings, stories...
Traditional Inuit throat singing is a game or competition usually done with two women. There is a leader and a follower, the leader sets the rhythm, the pace and the...
Dallas is a three-time World Champion Hoop Dancer from the Alexander (Kipohtakaw) Plains Cree Nation.
Joel Wood is a Cree musician from Maskwacis, Alberta, Canada. His album Singing Is Healing was a Juno Award nominee for Traditional Indigenous Artist of the Year at the Juno...
Silla and Rise blend Inuit throat-singing and futuristic dancefloor beats. Silla are Cynthia Pitsiulak, Charlotte Qamaniq and Charlotte Carleton, all from communities in Nunavut. Rise is Ottawa’s Rise Ashen, a...
A contemporary roots duo featuring sibling songwriters Leela Gilday and Jay Gilday. This musical collaboration sees Jay and Leela co-write and co-create new repertoire together, harnessing their talents as deeply...
To cap our National Indigenous People’s Day celebrations we are hosting a Movie Night Under the Stars featuring the 2020 Indigenous film, Run Woman Run. Run Woman Run is a...
Presented by TD Bank Group & Indigenous Tourism Ontario, Niriqatigiit (Coming Together To Eat) is a celebratory feast of foods from the arctic, prepared by two unlikely friends, chefs Trudy...
Join us for a Movie Night Under the Stars featuring the 2018 Indigenous film, The Grizzlies. Directed by Miranda de Pencier and based on a true story, The Grizzlies depicts...
Pow Wow Pitch is a pitch competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs across Turtle Island to shine the spotlight on pow wow vendors, artists, business builders and innovators from all backgrounds and...
+ Kids Spirit Horse Colouring Station Rhonda Snow is proud Anishinabe. Rare Breeds Canada has presented her with a lifetime achievement award for her tireless work preserving the Native Pony...
Create beautiful prints using natural objects like leaves, flowers, feathers and other items found in nature. *No registration required
Displays of traditional birch bark baskets will inspire you to decorate your own paper basket with Algonquin symbols in this make-and-take free workshop. Learn how these baskets were traditionally used and...
This workshop is designed to teach classic hand sewing techniques in beading and leatherwork. Participants will learn the art of puckered toe moccasin-making from skilled Indigenous artisan and Storyboot School...
Birch bark biting is a traditional Cree art. The art form is done by separating thin pieces of birch bark and folding the bark many times. Then the artist places...
Craft a beautiful Inuit Sealskin keychain with Inuk artist Carissa Metcalfe-Coe. Pre-registration required*
Melissa is a Mi’kmaw woman from Abegweit First Nation, located on Epekwitk. Growing up, Melissa was immersed in cultural teachings and was surrounded by a family of basket makers. Melissa’s...
Pinock is an Algonquin from the Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg Nation near Maniwaki, Quebec. He builds canoes with a particular interest in Algonquin birchbark canoes. Pinock has participated in many demonstrations...
Traditional Inuit throat singing is a game or competition usually done with two women. There is a leader and a follower, the leader sets the rhythm, the pace and the...
Pow Wow Pitch is a pitch competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs across Turtle Island to shine the spotlight on pow wow vendors, artists, business builders and innovators from all backgrounds and...
DerRic is from the Tsuu Tina First Nation near Calgary, Alberta. At a young age, DerRic began learning muppet voices, and by his teens, had perfected well over two hundred....
WABANAKI CONFEDERACY - 2021 POW WOW TRADITIONAL/CONTEMPORARY WINNER Wabanaki Confederacy are a northern style powwow singing group based in Eastern Canada. The name Wabanaki Confederacy is a tribute to the...
Darcy is Ojibwe and Dakota. He has been raising and caring for Ojibwe horses for the past decade to help preserve the breed and the tradition of symbiotic interaction with...
Dallas is a three-time World Champion Hoop Dancer from the Alexander (Kipohtakaw) Plains Cree Nation.
Traditional Inuit throat singing is a game or competition usually done with two women. There is a leader and a follower, the leader sets the rhythm, the pace and the...
Pow Wow Pitch is a pitch competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs across Turtle Island to shine the spotlight on pow wow vendors, artists, business builders and innovators from all backgrounds and...
Michael is a storyteller and children’s writer. His love of storytelling began after he pleaded with his grandmother every night to tell him a story and she eventually gave in....
DerRic is from the Tsuu Tina First Nation near Calgary, Alberta. At a young age, DerRic began learning muppet voices, and by his teens, had perfected well over two hundred....
Pow Wow Pitch is a pitch competition for Indigenous entrepreneurs across Turtle Island to shine the spotlight on pow wow vendors, artists, business builders and innovators from all backgrounds and...
Dallas is a three-time World Champion Hoop Dancer from the Alexander (Kipohtakaw) Plains Cree Nation.
Live music to be announced.
DerRic is from the Tsuu Tina First Nation near Calgary Alberta. At a young age, DerRic began learning muppet voices, and by his teens, had perfected well over two hundred....
Traditional Inuit throat singing is a game or competition usually done with two women. There is a leader and a follower, the leader sets the rhythm, the pace and the...
Safari Jeff educates and captivates with his intriguing live reptiles and stunning HD multi media experience. Guests are treated to memorable moments, as this interactive event offers a “hands-on” experience...
DerRic is from the Tsuu Tina First Nation near Calgary Alberta. At a young age, DerRic began learning muppet voices, and by his teens, had perfected well over two hundred....
Dallas is a three-time World Champion Hoop Dancer from the Alexander (Kipohtakaw) Plains Cree Nation.
Traditional Inuit throat singing is a game or competition usually done with two women. There is a leader and a follower, the leader sets the rhythm, the pace and the...
Safari Jeff educates and captivates with his intriguing live reptiles and stunning HD multi media experience. Guests are treated to memorable moments, as this interactive event offers a “hands-on” experience...
“Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer is so relentlessly irreverent and surprising... For the majority of the show, I was grinning my face off.” OTTAWA PREMIERE NAC Indigenous Theatre in association...
Bring out your inner artist with this interactive workshop! Guests will create their own Woodland style masterpiece from our selection of stencils based on woodland style art of the the...
Join us for a Community Art Build to create and paint screen-print banners in support of the #ReconcileThis movement, facilitated by artist Mariah Meawasige. This free, drop-in workshop will be an opportunity to...
National Indigenous History Month in the Byward Market Indigenous Vendors Every Weekend SIMMA Music Showcase Sunday June 4th 12-5pm George St Plaza
Join us for a Community Art Build to create and paint screen-print banners in support of the #ReconcileThis movement, facilitated by artist Mariah Meawasige. This free, drop-in workshop will be an opportunity to...
Come join us for this two-hour life-drawing session where you can capture the dynamic beauty of powwow dances and their regalia on your own paper. Participants will bring their own...
The SSIMAs (Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Awards), a celebration of artistic excellence and accomplishments of First Nations, Inuit and Metis musicians from across the country, hit the National Arts Centre...
Got Land? is a stand-up comedy variety show where First Nation, Inuit, and Metis entertainers tell jokes and share individual life stories. So keep your ear to the ground and your...
Come join us for this two-hour life-drawing session where you can capture the dynamic beauty of powwow dances and their regalia on your own paper. Participants will bring their own...
Saturday, June 17th Throat Singers: 10:00 AM and 11:15 AM; Pow Wow Style Dances: 10:30 AM and 11:45 AM Experience the excitement of song, drum and dance with live Indigenous...
Bring out your inner artist with this interactive workshop! Guests will create their own Woodland style masterpiece from our selection of stencils based on woodland style art of the the...
Gather with us in the Gail & David O’Brien Atrium as we host Indigenous artists and artisans for the Summer Indigenous Art Market at the National Arts Centre. Join in...