This page updated June 18, 2009
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2009
June 4th, 2009
Her Life, Her Words Speaker Series: Buffy Saint Marie
Mississauga, ON
Phone: 905-403-9691 ext:2223
June 4-6, 2009
NAIFS 2009 (3rd North American Indigenous Food Symposium)
Muskoday First Nation
Travelodge Hotel, Saskatoon
Contact: Alex at (306) 966-2027;
alex.munoz@usask.ca
www.ccde.usask.ca/go/indigenous
KEYNOTE: "Cooking with the Wolfman"(TM) Celebrity Chef,
David Wolfman
June 5-7, 2009Native Solutions 11th Annual Intertribal Powwow
Email: ravenspiritwalker@yahoo.com
Phone: 256-820-6315
June 5 - 6, 2009Spirit Lives On Competition PowWow
RNJR Arena,
Sanostee, NM
Contact: Petrina Barber 505-716-7705
June 6 - 7, 2009
12th Annual Rogue Valley Veterans Pow Wow
8495 Crater Lake Hwy,
White City, OR
Max McHatton 541-840-2565
Email: maxinde@charter.net
June 6&7, 2009
Barrie Friendship Centre Pow Wow
Wolf's Den
Barrie, ON
Info.: 705-721-7689
June 11 - 14, 2009
Chief Victor Days Traditional Pow Wow
Football Field 425 - 4th Avenue
Victor, Montana
Angie Dobberstein 406-642-3924
Email: angiedobberstein@yahoo.com
Web: www.victormt.com
June 11 to 21, 2009
Montreal First Peoples' Festival
Terres en vues/Land InSightsA ten-day celebration of Indigenous cultures from throughout the three Americas. Each June the enchanting and culturally diverse metropolis of Montréal provides a gathering space where connections are formed and reinforced between many nations.
The festival offers the public the opportunity to experience First Peoples' imaginations through films and documentaries, exhibitions and concerts, debates and encounters, interactive activities at the outdoor site, the celebration of the National Day of Solidarity with Indigenous Peoples on June 21st, and the list goes on.
Web: www.nativelynx.qc.ca
Web: www.myspace.com/terresenvues
Contact: (514) 677-1377
Terres en vues/Land InSights: (514) 278-4040
June 13 & 14, 2009
14th Annual Aboriginal Gathering and
6th Annual Pow Wow
Peace River, Alberta
Contact: Dennis Whitford, 780-624-6367
or email: dennis.whitford@gov.ab.ca
June 15-16, 2009
Insight's Aboriginal Economic Development
Ottawa, ON
1-888-777-1707
June 16, 2009
Regina First Nations Language Festival
6:30 pm Free admission
Scott Collegiate Auditorium
Regina, SK
Cathy Wheaton 306-924-4177
June 16 to 21, 2009
Treaty 6 Medicine Chest Gathering
Moosomin, SK
June 17th-24th, 2009
Odemin Giizis Festival
A multi-disciplinary festival of arts featuring regional, national and internationally recognized Aboriginal artists
Peterborough, Ontario
June 21st Traditional Gathering and Pow Wow
complete with canoe rides, storytelling, theatre performances
housed in a thirty foot hand crafted tipi at Del Crary Park.
For more info. contact Festival Director Patti Shaughnessy
at 705 745 1788
Online: www.publicenergy.ca/odemin_giizis.htm
June 18th, 2009
8th Annual Keeping the Fires Burning Celebrations
Winnipeg, MB
204-953-5820
June 18-19, 2009The Canadian Institute's 6th BC Aboriginal Consultation for Industry
Four Seasons Hotel
Vancouver, BC
www.CanadianInstitute.com/BCAboriginal
Contact: 1-877-927-7936
June 19-21, 2009
Sakimay First Nation Competition pow wow.
Grenfell, Saskatchewan.
Info: 306-697-2831 (Randal)
June 19-21, 2009
West Edmonton Mall Aboriginal Days Trade Fair
Featuring the Dreamspeakers Film Festival at the West Edmonton Mall
This exciting promotional opportunity for Aboriginal business will feature 55 booths.
For more info. contact Helen Calahasen
at (780) 378 9609
or info@dreamspeakers.org
June 19-21, 2009
Rainy River First Nations Traditional Pow Wow
Location: Manitou Rapids, Ontario
Info: Mr. Elvis DeBungee 807-482-2479
Email: edebungee@hotmail.com
June 19-21, 2009
Riverbank Traditionl Pow Wow
Louis Adado Riverfront Park
Lansing, Michigan
Public Invited Free Admission
Contact: Roy Cole 517-543-3744
Email: cole@ia4u.net
Web: www.riverbankpowwow.com
June 19-21, 2009
7th Annual Timiskaming First Nation Gathering Of The Clans Traditional Pow wow
Timiskaming, Quebec
Info: 819-723-5206
Email: dawnish2467@hotmail.com
June 19-21, 2009
LOVE H2O 3-Day Music Festival & Talent Contest
Lake Wabamun, Alberta
Email:loveh2o@edventurearts.ca;
Web: www.LOVEH2O.ca
June 19 - 21, 2009
The 12th Annual Noongam Traditional Powwow
Queen Juliana Park Dow's Lake,
Ottawa, ON
Email: noongampowwow@yahoo.com
www.noongam.50megs.com
June 19 - 21, 2009
National Aboriginal Day Pow-Wow & Cross Cultural Celebrations
North Bay, ON
Info: Pow Wow 705-472-2811 ext.202
Cross Cultural Workshops 705-497-9127 ext.2272
General Info: 705-472-2811 Tyler Dokis
June 19 - 21, 2009
2009 MASRC Indigenous Softball Tournament
Winnipeg, MB
204-925-5637
June 19-21, 2009
Spirit of the Peace Traditional Powwow
Taylor, BC
Located in Northeastern BC
Drums paid daily, visiting dancers paid daily
Contest specials: men's traditional, women's jingle & one teen category to be announced
Contact: Leeanna Rhodes, President, Spirit of the Peace Powwow Society
Phone: (250)785-0612
Email: lrhodes@treaty8.bc.ca
June 20th, 2009
Nechi Institutes 35th Anniversary
1-866-585-6844
June 20, 2009
Gathering at the Waters Traditional Unity Pow Wow
Fort Erie, Ontario
Info: Brenda Laforme ext.228 905-871-8931
June 20, 2009
Weekend Festival - Day 1
Legislature Grounds, Edmonton
Noon 6:00 pm
Traditional and modern entertainers, displays, and children's activities
Contact: Heather Poitras
Email: Heather.Poitras@inac-ainc.gc.ca
Phone: (780) 495-6728
June 21, 2009
Weekend Festival - Day 2
Legislature Grounds, Edmonton
1:00 5:00 pm
Country music, displays, and children's activities
Contact: Mary Dion at 780 452-6100
Email: marymc@metischild.com
June 22, 2009
National Aboriginal Day Opening Ceremonies
Canada Place
9700 Jasper Avenue Edmonton
11:30 am
Activities from 9:00 am -3:00 pm
Contact: Heather Poitras
Email: Heather.Poitras@inac-ainc.gc.ca
Phone: (780) 495-6728
June 20-21, 2009
Seventh Annual Traditional Pow Wow
Timiskaming First Nation, Quebec.Info: Margaret Polson 819-723-2121
Cost: Free
June 21, 2009
Ode'min Giizis Traditional Gathering Pow Wow
Del Crary Park,
Peterborough, Ontario.
Info: Patti Shaughnessy 705-745-1788
Email: patti@publicenergy.ca
Web: publicenergy.ca/odemin_giizis.htm
Cost: Free
June 21, 2009
Celebrate Aboriginal Awareness Day
Heritage Park Historical Village,
Calgary, Alberta
Start the day off by enjoying a Tipi raising ceremony and blessing. Enjoy First Nations dancers, Metis jiggers and a fiddler and a traditional round dance. Take in stone tool making, beadwork, medicinal herb demonstrations, storytelling, games and other traditional skills and activities in the settlement.Gates and Museum open 9:30am.
Village opens 10:00am. Park closes at 5:00pm.
For more information, call 403-268-8500
Website: www.HeritagePark.ca
June 28 - 30, 2009Gathering for Success
Government of Alberta's Aboriginal Economic Development Symposium
Banff Springs Hotel
Banff, Alberta
Phone: 780-427-2105
Email: gatheringforsuccess@ gov.ab.ca
www.aboriginal.alberta.ca
June 30th, 2009
11th Annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards Nomination DeadlineThe eleventh annual Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards gala will be staged at the Hamilton Place Theatre, Friday evening November 27th, 2009.
The Music Awards gala features performances by some of the best Aboriginal Musicians from across Canada.
More than 300 entries are expected for this years' awards. Entries from across Canada are juried by some 90 jurors drawn from both the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal music industry.
The show on the Friday evening has received critical acclaim from the media across the country and this years' show assures to be one of our best. Based on the wonderful facility at the Hamilton Place Theatre, the expected entries and past winners promises Hamilton and area a show to be remembered.
Web: www.canab.com
June 30th - July 3rd, 2009
Future of Indigenous Healing in the 21st Century
(Traditional Healing & Western Medicine Conference)
Conne River, Newfoundland
Contact: Tel: 1-800-410-8427 | Fax: 709-882-2292
