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Annual Cultural/Arts Gatherings
2005
National Aboriginal Day Yukon Events
Date: June 21, 2005
Location: Dawson City
Description: The Danoja Zho Cultural Centre will be hosting a day of cultural celebrations. Opening Ceremonies begin at 11:00am
Phone: (867) 993-6768
E-mail: freda.roberts@gov.trondek.com
Website: www.trondek.com
Description: A gathering in celebration of First Nation Cultures from across the North. This event will include entertainment, traditional skills demos, artisans, Dene games and a traditional feast. A wonderful opportunity to experience First Nations Culture!
Click here for the Schedule of Events
Description: This traditional First Nation gathering features crafts, games such as stick gambling, dancing, drumming and songs.
Contact: Liard First Nation
Phone: (867) 536-2131
Society of Yukon Artists Of Native Ancestry
#205-302 Steele Street
Whitehorse, Yukon
Y1A 2C5
Phone: (867) 668-2695
Fax: (867) 667-4507
E-mail: syana@polarcom.com
Snowshoe Making Workshop
Instructor: Johnson Edwards of Pelly Crossing, Yukon
Dates: June 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17
Times: 3:30 to 9 PM
Location: Skookum Jim Friendship Center, 3159 Third Ave, Whitehorse.
Babiche Bag Weaving Workshop
Instructor:Yvonne Jumbo
Dates: July 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15
Times: 3:30 to 9 PM
Location: to be announced
Atlin Arts and Music Festival
Date: July 8-10, 2005
Location: Atlin, BC
Description: Celebrating Northern Culture: Music and performing arts, visual and fine arts, crafts and art demonstrations, workshops, children's activities and lots of spontaneous music and art. Come and join us for our family-oriented celebration of culture!
Contact: Stephen Badhwar
Phone: (250) 651-2181
E-mail: backwoods_benny@atlin.net
Website: www.atlinfestival.ca
Indian Days and 18th Annual Hand Games Championship
Dates: July 29-31, 2005
Location: Champagne, YT
Description: There will be many First Nation activities for youth and adults as well as the hand games championship tournament. There will also be a banquet on Friday and Saturday night. All are welcomed to bring their tents and camping gear and stay the weekend.
Hand games registration is $600/team for adults and $300/team for youth. Team registrations must be in by July 15, 2005 @ 4:30pm. 1 st prize will be $10,000
Contact: Kristina Kane
Phone: (867) 668-3613
For registration contact:
Joan (867) 393-9200
Diane (867) 667-7825 or
Fax your registration to (867) 667-6202
Annual Southern Tutchone Gathering
Date: August 6, 2005
Location: Pine Lake Campground, Haines Junction
Description: Activities for the Whole Family
Various Cultural and Arts demonstrations including birch basket making, traditional foods and tools, land base survival skills, storytelling and language lessons. Stick gambling demonstrations, Southern Tutchone singing and dancing, Discovery Games, Indian Bingo and much more………………
Everyone Welcome to bring tents and camping gear, meals will be provided.
For more information please contact the Southern Tutchone Tribal Council at (867) 634-2513
Beyond Words… 18 th Yukon International Storytelling Festival
Dates: August 19-21, 2005
Location: Whitehorse, Rotary Park
Description: Festival of gathering of storytellers, drummers, dancers, musicians and theatre groups, enjoy tales and tellers from around the world, it is the third largest of it’s kind.
Contact: Lil Grubach-Hambrook, Executive Director
Phone: (867) 633-7550
Email: information@storytelling.ca
Website: http://www.storytelling.yk.net
Learn to Carve !
Sundog Retreat is offering a 41-week carving program funded by HRSDC. Seven people (young adults up to 30 years old) will have the chance to learn from some of the Yukon’s best carvers about creating art. Participants will experience eight 5-day all-expenses-paid sessions at Sundog Retreat, a great training centre 25 minutes north of Whitehorse
(check out www.sundogretreat.com).
Everyone will also receive c arving tools, and learn business skills to help them sell their work & start a career as a carver. Each participant also receives $216/week for 41 weeks (September 2005 to July 2006).
Young people must be committed to practice their carving for the full ten months, and be able to keep substance-free during sessions at Sundog Retreat.
No previous carving experience is required, although people with an interest in art or traditional crafts are particularly encouraged to apply. Participants are selected based on informal interviews/conversations.
Interested? Please call Andrew or Heather Finton at (867) 633-4183.
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