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Kahnawake Powwow: 22nd Anniversary Celebration

By Julye Huggins

This past weekend, July 14th and 15th, was the 22nd Anniversary Kahnawake Powwow, located in Mohawk territory on the south shore of Montréal. This cultural celebration gathers First Nations peoples and supporters from all over, vending many traditional foods and products, as well as featuring a dance competition. Singing and dancing for prize money is a fairly new concept in the tradition of pow wows, and some competitors and families will even follow the pow wow circuit throughout the March to September season.Check out the website below for more information on the different types of social dances often performed at pow wows, such as the War Dance, Round Dance, Rabbit Dance (Two Step), Snake Dance, Blanket Dance, Intertribal Dance, Grass Dance, Fancy Dance, Jingle Dress Dance and Traditional Dance.
Learn more:Kahnawake Powwow

Posted July 16, 2012

Caribana is Our Stage

Themes of becoming, shaping from and returning to are central to Caribbean performance arts. As one of these art forms, Carnival is a nuanced performance art practice rooted in the cultural memory of the lives of Caribbean peoples throughout Canada and the diaspora. But whose story is told (or not told) and in what context? The telling or omission of stories can be traced to a lack of understanding of the complexity of the Caribbean and its Carnival – a performance tradition that is more than the mass commodification, sexuality and “loud music” we often associate it with.

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Men's Fancy Dance - Canadian Aboriginal Festival - Nov 20, 11

Canadian Aboriginal Festival: Men's Fancy Competition

The Canadian Aboriginal Festival took place November 17th through 20th in Toronto. Now in its 18th year, this multi-disciplined event offers shopping, f…

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