Indigenous Cultural Celebration

Miigwetch,

Thank you to those who attended the second Indigenous Cultural Celebration at Ed Broadbent Waterfront Park.

The celebration featured a variety of energetic performances, storytelling, spoken word artists, traditional dancing, hand drumming, and interactive workshops led by First Nations, Inuit, and Métis presenters and storytellers.

A celebration that carries us into June, the National Indigenous History Month here in Canada.

Two indigenous women facing one another with microphone, singing.

Main Stage Lineup Included

Welcome & Opening Ceremony

Throat Singers: Tamara Takpannie and Rita Claire Mike-Murphy

Spoken Word Artist - Destiny Wheatley

Fancy Shawl - Kelli Marshall, With Michi Saagiig Manoomin Singers

Métis Jigger, Dancing - Auriel Diotte

Okichitaw Axe Throwing - George Lepine

Shawanaga Niimi'diwag, Dancing

Spoken Word Artist - Sarah Lewis

Miss Indigenous 2024

Jingle Dancer - Destiny Cardinal

Youth Group - Michi Saagiig Manoomin Singers

Grass & Hoop Dancer - Chris Mejacki

Men's & Women’s Traditional, Dancing, With James Carpenter & Jenny Cummings

Juno Award Nominee - Nimkii Osawamick

Elder Dorthory Taylor speaking into microphone

Elder Teachings with Elder Dorothy Taylor

An educational experience with teachings from Elder Dorothy Taylor, which include:

Water Teaching

Strawberry Teaching

Creation Story Part 1

Restoration to Balance

Artist surrounded by children bang on a canoe drum with drumsticks

Interactive Activities

Interactive Area

Conundrum with artist David Hynes. Attendees experienced drumming in a whole new way.

Okichitaw Indigenous Experience with Okimakahn George Lapine.

Featured an Indigenous throwing experience - the tomahawk, short lance, and knife as well as gunstock war club.

Family Area

The afternoon event included craft making, chalk art and interactive fun inspired by the strawberry moon. Mixed with fun oversize interactive lawn games for activities for all ages.

Indigenous Artist standing with her vendor materials of jewellery display.

Indigenous Artists and Vendors

Brenda Traditional Crafts
Changing Sky Designs
Eagle and Condor United
Indigipunk
Ishkode.ca
Jaret Tait, Woodland Artist
Kathy’s I Stop
MaryJane’s Art Gallery
Medicine Cloak Crafts
Niished Out Beadwork
Oshiigamoms
Project Healing
Sky Hawk’s Medicines
The no bs label
Tracy’s Crafts
Two Feathers Metal Design
Two Wolves Leather
Urban Natives
Urban Nish
White Bear Standing Creative
ZoonMade

Man putting homemade pizza into a wood burning stove.

Food Vendors

Lowlands Fire Food
Masala Box Food Truck
Smoke’s Poutinerie
Sunny Hotdog
The Ice Cream Man
Yummilicious KettleCorn

Two Staff on either end smiling with OSCC55+ Banner in Centre with image of female senior.

Displayers

EarlyOn YMCA of Greater Toronto

Central East Regional Indigenous Cancer Program/Lakeridge Health

Durham Community Health Centre

Ontario Tech University Indigenous Education and Cultural Services

Bawaajigewin Aboriginal Community Circle

Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority

City of Oshawa – Events

Friends of the Second Marsh

OSCC55+

Oshawa Public Libraries

FEO Best New Festival Winner

FEO Top 100 Award Winner

FEO Impact Award Winner

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