The lanterns went out on the 2024 edition of the Sākihiwē Festival on Sunday evening in Winnipeg. From June 29 to 30, the event celebrated community life and Indigenous culture.
All day this Sunday, workshops for children, an indigenous art market, but above all concerts were given by young indigenous artists, their first meeting with the public.
According to the organizers, each sākihiwē performance scene challenges stereotypes and reaffirms the humanity of indigenous peoples
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The free festival has chosen to take place in Central Park in the heart of Winnipeg, to facilitate access to culture for the neighborhood.
Which pleases some residents like Charly Mbu. We are all here together, the First Nations, us newcomers and then everyone. And then their music is beautiful, it’s pretty
he said.
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Marie-Josée Dandeneau is a member of the Sākihiwē festival organization.
Photo: Radio-Canada / Corentin Mittet-Magnan
Usually organized around June 21 and National Indigenous Peoples Day, the Sākikiwē festival is being held this year until the day before Canada Day
A celebration that the organizers do not consider theirs, but which they believe can serve as a springboard to learn even more about indigenous peoples.
By setting up something like this like the festival, on that day or at least the day before, we know what’s going on here, and then if people are curious, they start doing research and so on.
supports singer Yandira Campos.
I think we should at least recognize indigenous people on Canada Day.
An opinion shared by the producer of the Sākikiwē Festival, Marie-Josée Dandeneau. We don’t look at Canada Day like AAAH, but it’s just not our day, it’s just another Monday morning.
explains Marie-Josée Dandeneau.
On Monday, the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR) in Winnipeg is hosting a workshop on the ribbon skirt and the symbolism of Indigenous clothing.
The objective of this activity is to recognize the place of indigenous peoples in Canadian society, according to the organization, which specifies that these workshops are offered in English and French.
With information from Corentin Mittet-Magnan and Gilbert Rowan
