Winter Mekiwin Arts & Crafts Market and Intercultural Gathering
Join us on the weekend of December 8 & 9th (10am-5pm) at Boyle Street Plaza for an Indigenous and Ethnocultural arts and crafts market with food, music, dance, family activities, prizes, and holiday cheer!
– Come to the market for 11 am and participate in an BINGO game to win a prize and meet new folks!
– Door prizes throughout the day (prizes will be from the artisans and craftspeople)!
– There will be a lunch of stew and bannock on sale
– Music and dance performances throughout the day.
– The Edmonton Canadian Native Friendship Centre will also be hosting craft activities for the kids with cookies from Syrian Refugee Women’s group, and fried bannock bread from Kookum’s Bannock!
Schedule:
December 8
10 am – Opening protocol by Nehiyaw/Metis/Jewish knowledge keeper and Boyle Street resident, Sharon Pasula
10 am to 3pm – Beading bracelet kids activity with the Canadian Native Friendship Centre (and activity table all day) and snacks for kids from Kukooms Bannock Fry Bread and Cookies from Syrian Women’s group with the Multicultural Family Resource Society
11 am – Interaction BINGO with prizes!
12 pm – Performance by Chubby Cree, an Indigenous all women’s powwow and hand drummers group
1 pm – Lotus Dance Academy, Thai and Vicky of the new Chinese dance school
2 pm – Pow Wow dancers, Kendal Potskin, Fancy Dancer. Mahykan Campiou, Chicken Dancer
3pm – Guzheng performer, Ms. Wenchi Ma, a renowned teacher and musician of the Chinese instrument, Guzheng
4pm – Mini Round Dance, facilitated by Lloyd Cardinal, Cree drum keeper, makes Pow Wow and hand drums and is a member of the Nehiyawak singers.
December 9
10 am to 3pm – Beading bracelet kids activity with the Canadian Native Friendship Centre (and activity table all day) and snacks for kids from Kukooms Bannock Fry Bread and Cookies from Syrian Women’s group with the Multicultural Family Resource Society
11 am – Interaction BINGO with prizes!
12 pm – Performance by Jayden Paz, young Indigenous musician with soaring vocals and guitar
1 pm – Metis Dancers, Brent Potskin, Paige Donald
2 pm – Pow Wow dancers
3pm – Amson Saintime Haitin musician ensemble, Abre de Vie music festival and Fine-Arts World Fellowship
4pm – Mini Round Dance, facilitated by Lloyd Cardinal, Cree drum keeper, makes Pow Wow and hand drums and is a member of the Nehiyawak singers.
Our McCauley/Intercultural Dialogues is partnering with Mekiwin Indigenous Arts & Crafts Market for this special monthly gathering. Mekiwin Market features and promotes local Indigenous entrepreneurs, artists, and craftspeople. Local artists and craftspeople from newcomer and settler communities will also be joining the market for a diverse and worldly array of arts.
All are welcome! 歡迎各位參加 Tâtawâw всі бажані lahat ay iniimbitahan dhammaantood waa la soo dhaweynayaa tất cả được hoan nghênh tutti sono i benvenuti todos son bienvenidos الكل مرحب به
We support the autonomy of Indigenous peoples and respectfully acknowledge that we are located on Treaty 6 territory, amiskwacîwâskahikan ᐊᒥᐢᑲᐧᒋᐋᐧᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ – a traditional gathering place for diverse Indigenous peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Iroquois, Dene, Ojibway/ Saulteaux/Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose histories, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.
(Free Parking available on the street on 103a Ave or 104 Ave or heated underground parking on the West side of the building off 104 Ave for $1 per 4 hours.)
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The Mekiwin Indigenous Arts & Crafts Market and Intercultural Dialogues (Our McCauley) Initiative are collaborating in this special Winter Market and Gathering to create space for the many cultural communities in the area to come together in order to learn about one another, build relationships, and have fun, while promoting local craftspeople and artists.
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