Discipline: Music
Homebase: Vancouver
Languages: English
Grant Eligibility: Eligible to apply for AIC
I am a First Nations musician who holds a Bachelor Degree in music. I am currently working on my fifth CD of original music, having won many awards for my previous releases. I have also led innumerable classroom workshops with children and youth having toured throughout BC in 2008 through ArtStarts.
School Year: 24-25
I wear plains regalia and bring extra drums and rattles with me singing social songs in Cree where I explain the stories behind the songs and their place in cultural practice in advance of performing each. Drums, rattles and regalia are all explained and I invite the children up to perform with me, ending the performance in a classroom round dance.