Back to Our Roots aims to bring Indigenous folks over 40 and Knowledge Keepers together to share in intergenerational and cultural learning through workshops and ceremony.
Join us at the Centre for a singing circle led by Judie Aquin and Angee Aquin.
Happening in the Core Studio (room 202)
This Thursday evening (Thursday, December 8th) learn how to bead a mini wristlet with Kyana Kingbird. Part of MawiâArt Hands On: Wabanaki Arts Workshops.
Go here to learn more and sign up to attend next week’s session.
This workshop is FREE to attend. Seats are limited, so be sure to register in advance.
What: Beaded wristlets
When: Thursday, December 8th, 6:00-9:00 pm
Who: Mi’kmaw and Ojibwe Artist & Dancer, Kyana Kingbird.
Where: 385 Mazzucas Ln, Fredericton, NB E3B 7H5. Our studio is on the second floor with access by stairs only.
Join us for our 2nd Annual Indigenous Night Market. The perfect place to pick up unique, handcrafted items just in time for the holiday season.
We will have incredible Indigenous artists and creators from across the province join us.
This year for admission to the market we will be fundraising for Gignoo House. More on this to come
In commemoration of the National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30, UNB Saint John presents the Fall Indigenous Film Series.
Sitansisk (2009) (Duration 21m)
Sept. 27, Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m.
My Name is Wolastoq (2022) (Duration 45 m)
Sept. 27, Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m.
Red Chef Revival ( 2019 Episode 3 – first 11m)
Sept. 28, Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m.
The Angry Inuk (2016) (Duration 1h25m)
Sept. 28, Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m.
Sisters and Brothers (2015) (Duration 3m)
Sept. 29, Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m.
We Were Children (2012) (Duration 1h22m)
Sept. 29, Ganong Hall Lecture Theatre, 7 p.m.
Presented by North East Moon Cassandra M at Adoringly Shire from 4pm – 10pm.
Snotty Nose Rez Kids â LIFE AFTER TOUR with Wolf Castle & Lex Leosis
Wednesday, July 27th, 2022
The Fredericton Farmer’s Market
Doors 7pm // Show 8pm
GENERAL ONSALE Fri Mar 18, 2022 – 10am
Wet/Dry – 16+ or 10+ with a parent or guardian
Snotty Nose Rez Kids is a Canadian Hip-Hop duo of Haisla (Indigenous) descent from Kitimat, BC. Rappers Yung Trybez and Young D formed the duo in 2016, releasing two albums in 2017 with their second, The Average Savage, winning them them Best Hip Hop Artist at the Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMAâs), cemented them on 2018âs Top 10 list of the coveted Polaris Music Prize, and landed them a 2019 Juno Nomination for best Indigenous Music Album. The group toured heavily in Canada with appearances in New York City, Seattle and Darwin, Australia. They quickly gained notoriety for their energetic, inspiring and thought provoking performances.
Coming off a busy 2019 releasing their third album, TRAPLINE, touring North America, Australia and Mexico, landing stellar news pieces from Complex,Vice, Exclaim!, Okayplayer, and The FADER, and wrapping the year with multiple awards and millions of streams, SNRK were poised for 2020 to be their breakout year. Complex named them in their âOnes to Watch for 2020.â After announcing their first 23 city US headline tour, COVID hit and all plans were abandoned. They released their debut EP, Born Deadly, and landed various sync deals with network shows Trickster and Resident Alien, and feature films Monkey Beach and Inconvenient Indian. Their 2019 single, Boujee Natives, achieved over 1.5 million streams and became their first music video to reach over 2 million views.
As COVID restrictions began to ease in 2021, SNRK were back in studio, creating their most personal project to date, LIFE AFTER, released in October 2021. The release landed them on the covers of Exclaim Magazine, Range Magazine and The Georgia Straight. Their hit single, Uncle Rico, debuted on BET Jams and went into rotation on MTV. After a year and half SNRK were back on the road for leg 1 of their Life After Tour with 13 shows in the US, and have announced a second leg for 2022 with another 20+ dates in Canada and the US.
Picking back up where they left off in 2020, SNRK are set for 2022 to be their breakout year.
Gallery On Queen is pleased to invite you to our upcoming âWabanaki 2022,â a multidisciplinary exhibition that honours and highlights the work and heritage of Indigenous artists from Atlantic Canada. We are overjoyed to showcase works from painters, woodcarvers, silversmiths, bead and quill artists, ceramists and late master artists.
The work of East Coast Indigenous artists tells the important story of the people most affected by the arrival of the settlers. Wabanaki is a rare cornucopia of kept traditional and artistic knowledge infused with personal experiences of the modern-day. It is a testimony to the people’s resilience of the dawn living on the territory called Wabanaki.
The Wabanaki people, also known as the People of the Dawn, are the easternmost tribes of Turtle Island, also referred to as Northeastern woodland tribes. Their culture and language have been in existence for over 10,000 years. Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqewik, Penobscot, Passamaquoddy and Abenaki are the member tribes: Tribes that have endured the earliest and most prolonged contact with the new man on this continent.
Join us for the “Wabanaki 2022” exhibition opening on Friday, June 3rd at 6:30PM with a live performance by Alan Syliboy and the Thundermakers and a chant performed by award-winning musician J. Hubert Francis.
We are also excited to announce that for the second year now, the exhibition is travelling to Toronto. “Wabanaki 2022” will show at The Oval in Yorkville Village from July 7th – 17th. More details to follow.
Wabanaki Artists: Audrey Arseneault, Katie Augustine, Ingrid Brooks, Brian Francis, Frannie  Francis, Tara Francis, Charlie Gaffney, Marcus Gosse, Tim Hogan, Nancy Oakley, Melissa  Peter-Paul, Chantal Polchies, Shane Perley-Dutcher, Justin Sappier, Alan Syliboy, Garry Sanipass. Late master artists: Ned Bear, Roger SimonÂ
Petapan: First Light is pleased to welcome the public to a Performance Showcase featuring Indigenous Artists from across the Atlantic region. Featured performers include Matt Comeau, Kyana Kingbird, Sisters of the Drum, and more!
Join us for an extraordinary evening of song, dance, and comedy, highlighting the richness of the culture in these Wabanaki Territories!
Sat 11 Jun 2022, 7:30 PM at the Fredericton Playhouse.
Keynote Speakers for Petapan 2022 are Elder Maggie Paul, Possesom Paul, and Jeremy Dutcher! Join us in Fredericton, NB, from June 9th-12th for this amazing experience.
Petapanâmeaning âFirst Lightââis an arts symposium that brings together close to 150 Indigenous artists and arts professionals from the Atlantic provinces every two to three years. The first was held in Millbrook (NS) in 2014, the second in Dieppe (NB) in 2016, and the third in St. Johnâs (NL) in 2019.
Petapan is the fruit of a partnership between the arts boards of all Atlantic provinces, as well as the Canada Council for the Arts and Canadian Heritage.Â