Each year we deepen our collective roots and entangle with new relations. You are invited to a gathering of Indigenous artists; bold storytellers whose strength comes from their relationship to the land and culture. Despite the on-going gentrification of East Van, Urban Indigenous artists remind us colonial law is a fallacy on stolen land.
Featuring
MC
6:00 PM – Opening with Manuel Axel Strain
6:10 PM – Coast Salish Mama Bear (30X30)
Relevant human and environmental songs.
6:30 PM – Nora Pape
6:50 PM – No.1 Special
7:15 PM – Shawnelle Sky Blackbird-Riley (Movement is memory)
This movement was inspired by the grieving process of my late brother Riley. In 2003 he was murdered by Ricci Lee Abram. I want healing for myself, Ricci, and especially for my family and the generations to come. This dance is a story of trauma stored in the body and finding comfort in the same body.
7:35 PM – TJ Felix
8:00 PM – Kwiis (In the end, we belong to the land. (The river flows through me))
8:25 PM – Yung Nate
8:50 PM – Lil Smudge
9:15 PM – Kiva Mh
"A journey through my mind, thoughts and experiences expressed through my music and sounds."
