Friday, July 31, 2020
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Browning Park
Lekwungen welcome by TEALIYE/Brianna Bear
Poetry by waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy
Music by Iminah Kani
Watch a recording of the concert here.
6:30 to 8:00 pm
Browning Park
Lekwungen welcome by TEALIYE/Brianna Bear
Poetry by waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy
Music by Iminah Kani
Watch a recording of the concert here.
This event took place in Lekwungen Territory.
TEALIYE (ta-a-th-le-ut) is an Indigenous youth from the Songhees/Lekwungen Nation in Victoria through her father’s side with roots to the Namgis Kwakwaka’wakw people in Alert Bay through her mother’s side. She is the oldest of eight siblings from four parents whose backgrounds are Lekwungen, Kwakwaka’wakw, Mowachaht/Muchalaht & Nuu chah nulth. TEALIYE was brought up around her father’s territory of the Lekwungen people, learning many of the teachings from her grandfather Skip Dick and family members. Within the past six years she has taken on the role of Welcoming people to the territory and opening for events in the ways that her grandfather Skip Dick and her Uncle Bradley Dick have taught her. TEALIYE is a community knowledge keeper, an artists who has worked on murals, logo designs and more. www.facebook.com/BriannaBearArt
waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy is Ojibway Anishinaabe and Canadian from Bawating (Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada), Robinson Superior Treaty area. Her maternal ancestral ties (kinship & Indian Act band membership) are with Obishkikaang (Lac Seul First Nation, Northwestern Ontario), Treaty 3 area. Her paternal ancestral ties are from Bell Island, Newfoundland and Sault Ste. Marie, ON. She resides in Lekwungen territory with her family. giizismoon.wordpress.com
Iminah Kani is a west-coast, island girl who creates beautiful music with elements of flamenco, folk-noir, psych and experimental sounds. Her guitar creates the foundation upon which she builds layers and plays soulfully. www.iminahkani.com
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