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Reawakening All of Our Senses at Ball’s Falls
September 23, 2023 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Engage in learning and reflection with local Indigenous artists, storytellers and knowledge keepers.
The Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority (NPCA), Niagara Folk Arts Festival, and Kakekalanicks Consultinghave partnered once again to host the second annual Reawakening program at Ball’s Falls Conservation Area.
Set within the beautiful landscape of the Niagara Escarpment and Carolinian forest, the Reawakening event series returns on Saturday, Sept. 23, featuring ‘Indigenous Stories by the Fire’ and interactive storytelling, drumming, music and dancing that will ignite participants’ sense of place, purpose and connection.
This specially programmed evening will allow participants to awaken their spirits in the natural world with immersive Indigenous cultural programming under the stars. They will gather in circle and listen as Haudenosaunee and Anishinaabe Elders drum around the fire and share stories that have been passed for generations with traditional dance and song.
This year’s event will also welcome award-winning country music singer-songwriter and storyteller from Six Nations, Jim Jacobs, who will perform his music and share stories through song to awaken participants’ sense of sound and spirit.
Guests of all ages are invited to attend this event at Ball’s Falls Conservation Area on Saturday, Sept. 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. They are encouraged to arrive early to engage in an interactive orange t-shirt making activity before the opening of ‘Stories by the Fire’. They can bring their own white t-shirt or purchase a blank t-shirt at the event while supplies last, to create their own orange t-shirt in honour and recognition of National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30.
There is limited capacity and advanced registration is required to attend this event. Admission is $25. In case of inclement weather, the event will be held on Sunday, Sept. 24.
The first Reawakening event was held in September 2022, titled ‘Reawakening All of Our Relations’. It featured a three-day weekend filled with a variety of activities and programs such as Cultural Roots of Lacrosse. More than 100 participants joined over the course of the program to reflect on Indigenous histories, knowledge and futures in the Niagara Peninsula Watershed.
Through partnership, the Reawakening event series will be offered annually, with a new secondary title each year that highlights the nature of the programming. All proceeds from the Reawakening event will support Indigenous-led initiatives and programming in the Niagara Peninsula watershed.
Details
- Date:
- September 23, 2023
- Time:
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6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
- Event Categories:
- Heritage, History/Heritage, Newsletter
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