2022

poundmaker indigenous performance festival

Documentation

Performer, presenter & Lecturer schedule

July 10

Opening Sweat Lodge

July 11, 12, 13

Poundmaker Museum & Gallery

Plains Indian Sign Language Workshop with Dr. Lanny Real Bird, Crow Agency-Montana

July 14

Poundmaker Museum & Gallery

1 pm: Opening feast for the Basil Favel Memorial Tipi, followed by speeches and remarks

July 15

8 pm: Reading by Mercedez Tate (Poundmaker), performance premiere of The Trojan Women by Euripides (cast members from Poundmaker, Little Pine, Montreal and Poland-Quanah Daniels, Leze Pewap, Marika Karlsson, Aneta Glowacka, Sabina Sweta Sen Podstawska), and Odissi Dance Performance by Sabina Sweta Sen Podstawska

July 16

Poundmaker Museum & Gallery

9 am: At Miyawata Culture space at Poundmaker Lake, Yoga and Meditation, Community event

1 pm: Dr. Kahente Horn Miller (Mohawk Nation)

2 pm: Teniel Whiskeyjack (Saddle Lake) “Healing through Storytelling, Movement and Women Sacred Medicine,” Presentation and workshop

3 pm: Kendal Netmaker ( Sweetgrass), Culture as base for Business. Presentation and workshop

4 pm: Puppet workshop with youth

Miyawata Culture Stage

8 pm: Janelle Ecoaborijanelle (Little Pine), poetry reading and artist talk

Teneil Whiskeyjack performance ‘ Ayita’ at Poundmaker Lake, and artist talk and workshop

Ariel Cardinal, performance and artist talk

Fireside sharing circle for audience and artists

Kelly Daniels, closing Ceremony

July 17

Miyawata Culture Stage

9 am: Meditation and yoga

12 pm: Closing feast and remarks