πΆ "This is my land, a land we all could have shared. But you took my land; you made it your country." πΆ
- Zuni MIdnighters, My Land

πΆ "This is my land, a land we all could have shared. But you took my land; you made it your country." πΆ
- Zuni MIdnighters, My Land

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Our local #IndigenousMusicFestival is back! It's happening on the fields of Hampton Park behind the Victoria Native Friendship Centre again. Come on out for one or both nights & support #IndigenousMusicians at this open air #MusicFestival Enjoy some #IndigenousDancers performances. Buy #NativeArts & #NativeCrafts & #IndigenousFood at the vendors/food trucks zones. Family friendly, all ages, #cultural #CommunityEvent.
#Wsanec #Saanich #Songhees #Esquimalt #Lekwungen #CoastSalish #VictoriaBC #YYJ #VancouverIsland #VanIsle #PacificNorthwest #PNW #NativeCulture #NativeMusic #CulturalEvent #Concert #LiveMusic #ConcertsInThePark #OutdoorConcerts #OpenAirMusic #CulturalMusic #NativeMusic #SaanichParks
Carla Frankenbach reviews the remarkable new album symbiont, from Jake Blount and Mali Obamsawin. The album explores climate catastrophe and the opportunities that lie within when we decolonize our thinking.
https://rainbowrodeomag.com/jake-blount-and-mali-obamsawin-symbiont/
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #BlackMusic #IndigenousMusic #NativeMusic #decolonization #decolonize
Jake Blount and Mali Obomsawinβs revelatory album, symbiont, is so expansive it feels reductive to simply classify it as a concept album, or assign it to any specific genre. Though the world they create is set in the future, it wrestles with the rapid destruction of the natural world and our connection to it in
Some of my local Indigenous musician friends are performing at this cultural, touring event π
#MovableFeast #Indigenous #music and #culture #tour kicks off on Aug. 25 at the #Namgis Big House Field in #Yalis - #AlertBay - then on Wednesday, Aug. 28 the tour will barge all their equipment to #FloresIsland for performances in #Ahousaht. Stop three and the last leg of the tour is on Aug. 31 in #Toquaht #FirstNation village of #Macoah.
The line-up of #IndigenousMusicians includes Kiva MH, The Melawmen Collective, Leonard Sumner, Mama Mihirangi, Garret T. Willie, Saltwater Hank, Sechile Sedare, Willie Thrasher and Linda Saddleback, Hassatuk (Kalilah Rampanen), Geo AKA The Voice, Sabina Dennis and local guests.
Founded by #2RiversRemixSociety in partnership with virtualfeast.ca, these three stops on the Movable Feast #VancouverIsland tour are all #free, #FamilyFriendly and open to everyone. The program starts at 1 p.m. and wraps around 11 p.m.
βEverywhere we go, we showcase the stories of the people and the land there and how it came to be that way,β said singer, songwriter and Movable Feast founder Meeka Morgan.
For more information or to watch the shows on the livestream, visit:
https://virtualfeast.ca/
#NativeMusic #IndigenousMusic #IndigenousTalent #NativeTalent #BCFirstNations #VanIsle #CoastalBC #Tofino #PortMcNeill #BCindigenous #PacificNorthwest #CoastSalish #Nuuchahnulth #NativeCulture #BCNativeMusic
Jay Minthorn, Malcolm Minthorn, Charles McKay, and Bill Johnson- 16 Umatilla Songs #vinyl @vinylrecords #NativeMusic #IndigenousMusic #folk #CrateDigging #nowPlaying
From 1970. #PNW origins. Nice find in the cheap bin.