Trevor Gould: Traditional Mi’kmaq Singer and Dancer
Halifax North Memorial Public Library 2285 Gottingen Street, HalifaxTrevor Gould will be performing traditional Mi'kmaq songs and dances as part of our celebration of Mi'kmaq Heritage Month. All ages.
SPIRIT REFLECTION PAINT NIIGHT
TOWN HALL ARTS AND CULTURAL CENTRE 219 Main Street, PO Box 1851, LiverpoolThis will be a paint night of Mi'kmaq reflections that will locus on Mi'kmaq History Month poster through a piece of Alan Syliboy art. Our elder along with the artist will give us guidance on the theme and how to put our thoughts on canvas. An evening of creativity and laughter and reflection as you […]
Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan Wejkuwaql Naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Deepening Connections/Alliances for Interdependent Futures
Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaPjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan Wejkuwaql Naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Deepening Connections/Alliances for Interdependent Futures Thursday, October 11, 2018 (6:30PM – 8:30PM) Central Library Description A panel exploring the need for increased collaboration and support when engaging between many communities and many territories. The 2018 edition of the Aboriginal Curatorial Collective / Collectif des commissaires autochtones […]
Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Through Territories: the Global Indigenous Art Circuit
Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaPjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan wejkuwaql naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Through Territories: the Global Indigenous Art Circuit Friday, October 12, 2018 (10:00AM – 3:00PM) Central Library Description A series of panels discussing international Indigenous curatorial practices, particularly the influence of exchanges, publications, exhibition making and residencies in building activations between global and regional Indigenous arts practitioners […]
Pjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan Wejkuwaql Naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Indigenous Place-making
Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaPjilita’q Mi’kmaki: L’nuite’tmukl tan Wejkuwaql Naqwe’kl | International Gathering: Indigenous Place-making Friday, October 12, 2018 (3:00PM – 4:00PM) Central Library Description This Closing/Opening keynote presentation by Ursula Johnson explores current Indigenous art actions locally and globally emphasizing Indigenous place-making and the unique connections between arts actions, communities, and our individual relationships to the land. Ursula […]
Mi’Kmaq Mawiomi at White Point
White Point Beach Resort 75 White Point Beach Resort Road, White PointOctober is Mi’Kmaq History Month in Nova Scotia. We’re incredibly proud to celebrate and honour this rich culture of our area. We’re teaming up with Acadia First Nation‘s Sipuke’l Gallery in Liverpool, to present a unique day here at the beach. Please join us as we honour more than 10,000 years of Indigenous Peoples presence, […]
Puppet Show: How the Cougar Came to Be Called the Ghost Cat/Ta’n Petalu Telui’tut Skite’kmujewe
Alderney Gate Public Library 60 Alderney Drive, DartmouthBased on the book by Michael James Isaac, this puppet show tells the story of Ajig, a young cougar who agrees to stop behaving like a cougar, so the other animals will accept him. But there is a price to pay for sacrificing part of his nature. All ages. Tickets will be given out 30 […]
Author’s Stage: Rosanna Deerchild with Deirdre Lee, Rebecca Thomas, and Arielle Twist
Halifax Central Library 5440 Spring Garden Road, HalifaxPlease join us for a night with Turtle Island's favourite cousin, Rosanna Deerchild. Rosanna is a Cree poet from O-Pipon-Na-Piwin Cree Nation and the host of Unreserved on CBC Radio. Rosanna will be joined by local Indigenous poets, Deirdre Lee, Rebecca Thomas, and Arielle Twist. Each of our guests will provide a reading, followed by […]
L’sit’kuk Harvesters Gathering~Bear River First Nation
Bear River Firrst Nation 130 Reservation Road, Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia, CanadaL'sit'kuk Harvesters Gathering Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia October 17-21, 2018 The Harvesters Gathering came to be as a way for our community, L'sit'kuk to acknowledge our harvesters, to understand what it is to be a Mi'kmaq and our connection to the land, and each other. To take the time to come together […]
“Mi’kmaq Presence in Pictou County – Some known and unknown historical research”
Pictou Landing Health Center 19 Maple St, Pictou Landing First NationA presentation by John Ashton, local amateur historian.