'Ut'loo Noye Khunni - Weaving Words Celebration
author readings
writing workshops for youth & adults
community dinner
cultural showcase
storytelling events … and much more!
The festival brings together authors and storytellers from local
communities and across North America for four fun-filled days to promote
cultural exchange & sharing and Aboriginal literary arts.
WHEN: September 28 to October 1, 2011
WHERE: at UNBC and various locations around Prince George
FOR MORE INFORMATION, check out:
Facebook: ‘Ut’loo Noye Khunni - Weaving Words Celebration
www.unbc.ca/firstnationscentre
Hear Our Words ~ Youth Short Story Writing Competition
Click here to read the selected submissions
"Ut"loo Koye Khunni ~ Weaving Words Celebration
Please join us for this year's festivities. Click here for to view a copy of this year's itinerary.
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All-new SWEETGRASS FILM FESTIVAL about to hit the Treaty #3 Territory! !!
SWEETGRASS FILM FESTIVAL: ENVIRONMENTAL AND WOMENS ISSUES FILM FESTIVAL COMING TO KENORA THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH IN
CELEBRATION OF WOMENS PLACE KENORA 30th ANNIVERSARY!!
KENORA— In
an area known for rich Aboriginal traditions and strong culture, a new
Indigenous-based film festival is about to hit the Lake of the Woods
area!!! The Sweetgrass Film Festival will begin this Friday, September 30th through to Sunday, October 2nd in Kenora, Ontario and will feature film and video by Indigenous filmmakers from across Canada and the United States.
Presented by Women’s Place Kenora and produced by Harmony Rice, the festival will include screenings, discussions, a youth video-making workshop and performances by Sarah DeCarlo and Michelle St.John. Filmmakers will also be in attendance to screen and discuss their work throughout the festival.
“It
is so great to have an opportunity to promote the arts, present
contemporary film and video and to discuss environmental, womens and
Native issues in a venue that will be safe, respectful and positive,”
says Sweetgrass Film Festival Producer Harmony Rice.
She adds, “It’s an honour to be presenting the important and beautiful
works created by some of the most amazing Native talents out there
today.”
As
part of the Culture Days celebration in Kenora, the Festival will begin
on Friday night with an opening reception, opening screenings and a
live performance by Sarah Decarlo. Saturday will begin with a
video-making workshop with Sarah Decarlo at 10AM, performances and
screenings under the big tent at 1PM and an environmental program
scheduled at the Discovery Centre at 3PM. Sunday will continue with
brunch, more screenings and a 30th Anniversary celebration at Women’s Place.
“It
is an important and significant time in the history of Women’s Place
Kenora, we are celebrating 30 years of Women’s Place here in Kenora,”
says Womens Place Kenora Executive Director Colette Surovy.
“Women’s Place has been a rock through constantly changing times and
continues to remain a place for women to come that will embrace, support
and honour them.”
Featured film and videos will include: Jules Koostachin’s Remembering Inninimowin, Sarah Decarlo’s Land of the Silver Birch, Home of the Beaver, Michelle St. John’s The Road Forward, Michelle Desrosiers’ Return to Manomin, Tannis Nielsen’s Not Forgotten, Xstine Cook’s Spirit of the Bluebird, Ryan Red Corn’s Bad Indian and more. This festival was made possible through the support of the Ontario Arts Council.
For more information, please contact Women’s Place Kenora at 807.468.9095 or email rootsandrights@gmail.com
MORE DETAILS @ CULTURE DAYS