Northumberland Festival of the Arts
Northumberland Festival of the Arts

Sounding the Drum & Raising our Voices - A Workshop by Melody Crowe

Thu 29 Sep 2022 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Castleton Town Hall, 1780 Percy Street, Castleton, K0K 1M0

Sounding the Drum & Raising our Voices - A Workshop by Melody Crowe

Thu 29 Sep 2022 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM

Castleton Town Hall, 1780 Percy Street, Castleton, K0K 1M0

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Workshop with Melody Crowe

Resilience, Revitalization & Reconciliation - Indigenous voices have always been here, telling our stories, singing our songs, being a voice that speaks up for the land, for the water, for our children, & for those generations yet to come. The Indigenous voice has always had to speak up to issues that have been placed upon our shoulders to carry forward from one generation to another. We have been speaking up for a lifetime to a history that oppressed & did everything in its power to silence our beautiful voices, a history that attacked Indigenous languages, culture & identity. Yet our voices have always been here, resilient & strong.

Melody Crowe is a Michi-Saagiig Anishinaabe Woman from Alderville First Nation which is located on the South Shore of Rice Lake, Ontario. She has dedicated her life to creating a deeper understanding and appreciation of First Nation culture, knowledge, language, and history, and has more than 25 years of teaching the Ojibway language to children, youth, adults, and Elders. She works from the place of honouring her Ancestors and honouring the importance of Indigenous Peoples and ways of knowing. In 2007, Melody received the Lifetime Achievement Award for her work in the preservation of language and culture from the Union of Ontario Indians, and in 2015, the Honouring Our People Award from the Ogemawahi Tribal Council. Melody is also an eagle feather carrier, a jingle dancer, and a photographer.

Tickets: $25

No wheelchair access; non-accessible washroom

Sponsored by:

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Location

Castleton Town Hall, 1780 Percy Street, Castleton, K0K 1M0

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