Niego Aasivak Inuit Throat Singers
Celebration Stage
Inuit throat singing is an Inuit tradition practiced by Inuit women as a game and a friendly competition. Throat singing mimics sounds from the Arctic environment, such as the river...
Inuit throat singing is an Inuit tradition practiced by Inuit women as a game and a friendly competition. Throat singing mimics sounds from the Arctic environment, such as the river...
Watch a screening of Create Your Healing. Saturday and Sunday at 2PM.
Born 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,...
The Top 10 will take the stage with the final 1-Minute Pitch followed by 2-minutes of Q&A with the judges in front of the audience.
Samantha and Cailyn, together are Tarniriik – the young Inuit Throat Singers that performed for the swearing in ceremony of Justin Trudeau.
Join Marc Forgette, owner of Makatew Workshops to create your own medicine bag. Marc is Algonquin and French and proudly offers to share his culture with hands-on workshops with traditional...
Share oral histories and stories about the Native Ponies with artist Rhonda Snow. The Trail of the Native Ponies takes us on a journey back in time when the ponies...
Chanelle Munroe is a true enchantress, and the world’s only professional female Métis magician. From headlining at Magic Immersive Chicago to captivating audiences at fairs, festivals, casinos, and corporate events...
9 stations available per session. Each station can accommodate 1 – 3 people. In this workshop, you will have your own cooking station to follow along with Chef Jenni Lessard...
Pow Wow Pitch announces the Summer Solstice Pow Wow Pitch Winners and Fan Favourite! Make sure you have your friends and family there to cheer you on!
Scott Ward is an Ojibway and Metis Hypnotist originally from Selkirk, Manitoba, who has been performing across North America since 2005! The Scott Ward Hypnosis Show features engages with the...
5:00PM | MÉTIS HYPNOTIST SCOTT WARD Scott Ward is an Ojibway and Metis Hypnotist originally from Selkirk, Manitoba, who has been performing across North America since 2005! The Scott Ward...
All pow wows begin with a Grand Entry, when all dancers enter into the circle. Grand Entry is led by an elder and accompanied with an opening song sung by...
9 stations available per session. Each station can accommodate 1 – 3 people. In this workshop, you will have your own cooking station to follow along with Chef Jenni Lessard...
Samantha and Cailyn, together are Tarniriik – the young Inuit Throat Singers that performed for the swearing in ceremony of Justin Trudeau.
Originating 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...
The art of hoop dance honors cultural traditions shared by multiple Indigenous communities. With roots in healing ceremonies, traditions and practices, today hoop dance is shared as an artistic expression...
Wapikoni mobile’s mission is to promote the expression of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people through film and music creation and the dissemination of these works. By offering Indigenous talent...
Prairie Fire is a fun family dance group that started out as Jaime and the Jiglets with their mother, artist Jaime Koebel. Prairie Fire is a lively and interactive group...
Share oral histories and stories about the Native Ponies with artist Rhonda Snow. The Trail of the Native Ponies takes us on a journey back in time when the ponies...
10:00AM | MÉTIS JIG PERFORMANCE – PRAIRIE FIRE Prairie Fire is a fun family dance group that started out as Jaime and the Jiglets with their mother, artist Jaime Koebel....
3:00PM | OMÉIGWESSI ENSEMBLE Originally from Winnipeg, the Delbaere-Sawchuk family calls Tkaronto home. They have played across Turtle Island, from the Vancouver Olympics, to the Smithsonian in Washington. They are...
Métis Games Try your hand at some traditional Metis Games like Hatchet Throwing & Archery. All ages. Farm Play Come have fun at our farm play area with hay bales,...
Come and meet our herd of the rare and endangered Ojibwe Spirit Horses. Learn some stories of their resilience, participate in a pony art project and even take a pony...
Jaime Morse is Michif from northern Alberta, and grew up on her German immigrant Grandmother’s farm between Métis and First Nations communities. Jaime holds a B.A. in Canadian Studies from...
Inuit throat singing is an Inuit tradition practiced by Inuit women as a game and a friendly competition. Throat singing mimics sounds from the Arctic environment, such as the river...
The art of hoop dance honors cultural traditions shared by multiple Indigenous communities. With roots in healing ceremonies, traditions and practices, today hoop dance is shared as an artistic expression...
Nibi is the Anishinaabemowin word for water. In Nibi’s Water Song , an Indigenous girl goes on a search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated...
Join Marc Forgette, owner of Makatew Workshops to create your own medicine bag. Marc is Algonquin and French and proudly offers to share his culture with hands-on workshops with traditional...
9 stations available per session. Each station can accommodate 1 – 3 people. In this workshop, you will have your own cooking station to follow along with Chef Jenni Lessard...
Availability (each spot is one hour): Sunday, June 25: 6 spots at 11 AM | 12:30 PM | 2 PM | 3:30 PM “Tawnshi” means hello in Michif, the language...
Originating 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...
All pow wows begin with a Grand Entry, when all dancers enter into the circle. Grand Entry is led by an elder and accompanied with an opening song sung by...
Born 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,...
Originating 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...
Share oral histories and stories about the Native Ponies with artist Rhonda Snow. The Trail of the Native Ponies takes us on a journey back in time when the ponies...
Watch a screening of Create Your Healing. Saturday and Sunday at 2PM.
Nibi is the Anishinaabemowin word for water. In Nibi’s Water Song , an Indigenous girl goes on a search for clean water to drink. Though she is faced with repeated...
Originally from Winnipeg, the Delbaere-Sawchuk family calls Tkaronto home. They have played across Turtle Island, from the Vancouver Olympics, to the Smithsonian in Washington. They are committed to promoting and...
Join Marc Forgette, owner of Makatew Workshops to create your own medicine bag. Marc is Algonquin and French and proudly offers to share his culture with hands-on workshops with traditional...
Amanda Rheaume’s rootsy, guitar-driven ballads introduce crucial dimensions to the world of Heartland Rock. A Citizen of the Métis Nation, and an active and proud member of the 2SLGBTQ+ community,...
9 stations available per session. Each station can accommodate 1 – 3 people. In this workshop, you will have your own cooking station to follow along with Chef Jenni Lessard...
We are excited to welcome registered teachers, students and home school groups to the Canadian Museum of History on June 19 for FREE Indigenous Programming during Education Day, presented by...
Métis Games Hatchet throwing and archery Inuit Games Join Stranger to explore some of the more popular Inuit Games Ojibwe Spirit Horses Meet some of Canada’s only Indigenous horses. This...
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....
1:00PM | ELDER OPENING CEREMONY Gathered on the traditional and unceded lands of the Algonquin peoples and their descendants, the 2024 Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival welcomes all to celebrate the...
You are invited to join us for an amazing Indigenous dining experience at Chef Tawnya Brant’s Long table feast. Chef Tawnya Brant of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory...
Scott 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...
Indigenous Experiences presents “Sky Woman Falls to the Earth,” a captivating play and dance performance embodying ancient narratives and cultural heritage.
Darcy 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...
Join 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...
David 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...
There 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...
Originating 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...
Scott 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...
Darcy 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...
Indigenous Experiences presents “Sky Woman Falls to the Earth,” a captivating play and dance performance embodying ancient narratives and cultural heritage.
There 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...
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....
Join 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...
Originating 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...
You are invited to join us for an amazing Indigenous dining experience at Chef Tawnya Brant’s Long table feast. Chef Tawnya Brant of Six Nations of the Grand River Territory...
Cap off the evening of National Indigenous Peoples’ Day as our competition pow wow kicks off with a bang! Starting at 6:00 PM, get ready for the committee specials featuring...
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...
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....
There 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...
Join 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...
Scott 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...
Darcy 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...
Originating 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 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...
There 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...
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....
Born 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,...
Scott 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...
Originating 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 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...
Darcy 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...
Join 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...
There 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...
Born 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,...
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....
Scott 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...
Originating 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...
Darcy 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...
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....
There 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...
Join 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...
Scott 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...
Originating 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...
Born 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,...
Originating 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...
Darcy 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...
David 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...
There 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...
Scott 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...
Originating 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...
Join 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...
David 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...