Festival Dates:
Location: Art Windsor-Essex, 401 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor
Cost:
FREE Admission for Treaty Card Indian Status and Métis Card Holders on all non-ticketed events and during gallery hours.
Le français suit. French follows.
Join in the celebration with AWE! Celebrated in Canada every June 21st, National Indigenous Peoples Day is an official day of celebration to recognize and honour the heritage, cultures and valuable contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
National Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on the same day as the summer solstice (the longest day of the year) and was chosen for its important symbolism to many Indigenous peoples. For many years, this day was celebrated as National Solidarity Day.
Préparez-vous à vivre quatre jours de célébration et d’immersion culturelle qui vous encourageront à poursuivre votre apprentissage et à soutenir les communautés autochtones de notre région ! Cette célébration réunit des artistes, des interprètes, des éducateurs, des élèves, et des membres de la communauté afin de favoriser l’apprentissage culturel, les échanges et la collaboration à travers une série d’activités communautaires pour toute la famille.
Célébrée au Canada chaque 21 juin, la Journée nationale des peuples autochtones est une journée officielle visant à reconnaître et à honorer le patrimoine, les cultures et les contributions précieuses des peuples des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis.
La Journée nationale des peuples autochtones est célébrée le même jour que le solstice d’été (le jour le plus long de l’année), choisi pour son importance symbolique pour de nombreux peuples autochtones. Pendant de nombreuses années, cette journée était connue sous le nom de Journée nationale de solidarité.
Day one is all about celebration and festivities! On Thursday, June 18 from 5pm-9pm, join us for a special edition of AWE Opening Night. The gallery will be open late for a series of art activities, community conversations, music, and dancing. Activities include:
Youth from across Windsor-Essex will discover works by Christian Chapman, in his new exhibition, Run to the Hills! In the studio, students will their own artwork inspired by Chapman. Students will also enjoy a dance performance and storytelling session by hoop dancers Melissa Greenbird and Adrian Harjo. Students will come away with a deeper understanding of Indigenous artists from our region and beyond.
Discover our current exhibitions! Participate in our BINGO treasure hunt throughout the gallery then meet us in the studio for a drop-in art workshop.
Exhibition Highlight: Christian Chapman: Run to the Hills!
Christian Chapman, an Anishinaabe artist from Fort William First Nation in Ontario, has always cherished and attended to stories, admiring their depth, elusiveness, the ways they carry meaning, and how storytellers in his family — young and old — could uniquely animate their being. These stories warmly anchored him in Anishinaabe traditions from the north shore of Lake Superior, stretching back to times before his own. He would listen, carefully attentive, beaming with his own curiosity. For Chapman, these stories are treasures, sources of inspiration and influence that travel with him into the shifting imaginary of Anishinaabe storytelling. Learn More.
Location: Art Windsor-Essex, 401 Riverside Dr. W, Windsor
Date and Time: Sunday, June 21, 11am-5pm
Enjoy FREE admission to AWE! Discover our current exhibitions featuring the works of First Nations artists. Participate in our BINGO treasure hunt throughout the gallery. Meet us in the studio for a drop-in art workshops.
Location: Mic Mac Park, Main Pavilion, 1125 Prince Rd, Windsor, ON
Date and Time: Sunday, June 21, 12pm-3:30pm
Co-presented by Art Windsor-Essex, this community gathering is organized by Can-Am Urban Native Homes with support from the Indigenous Peoples Day Committee.
