Sakewewak Press Release: Storytellers Festival Kicks Off Feb 16

The annual Story-Tellers festival line-up has been announced and this year looks like it will be another great week of arts and entertainment.

Sakewewak, who hosts the annual festival, have partnered with New Dance Horizon (NDH), Folk Festival Regina, Saskatchewan Indian Cultural Centre (SICC), Regina Public Library, First Nations University, and Pasqua Native Health Centre.

NDH will be launching their own five day festival, The Ice & Fire Festival, with a free skating show on Feb. 13th.

Tickets for Sarah Abbott’s Out in the Cold Film Screening & Lara Kramer’s Native Girl Syndrome Performance on Sunday February 16th can be picked up for half price with the purchase of a Storytellers Festival Pass.  

The Festival Pass will also get people into a panel discussion curated by Edward Poitras with performers from the Ice & Fire festival on February 18th from 6:30 to 7:30pm at NDH. More info on NDH’s Ice & Fire Festival can be found on their website here.

Bringing back the MOVE bus tour this year is Chery’l L’Hirondelle!  The tour will start at the Regina Public Library downtown at 11:00am and 1:00pm on February 17th. Festival goers can then make their way to Pasqua Hospital at 3:00 pm for the pipe ceremony in the Native Health Centre. Later they will be providing snacks and Daphie Pooyak will be sharing stories of only her most interesting experiences.

A Tribe Called Red (ATCR) will be performing February 18th at the Exchange. In partnership with the Regina Folk Fest, tickets will be half price ($10) with the purchase of a Storytellers Festival Pass. Half price tickets will not be available at the Exchange and must be purchased with a Festival Pass!

In partnership with Artful Dodger, the luncheon series will feature distinguished storytellers Jack Dalton (Yup’ik Inuit and European) on Tuesday February 18th and Stephen Fadden (Haudenosaunee) on Wednesday February 19th.  

Stephen will be sharing the Glass Tipi at the First Nations University with emerging storytellers Jaqueline Anaquod (Cree & Saulteaux) and Novalee Fox (Cree) from 10:30 to 12:00 on Feb. 20th. After lunch Jack Dalton will be joining Bob Smoker from 1:30 to 2:00pm in the Tipi for more storytelling.

SICC will be hosting storytellers Wendel Starr and Margaret Cote with host Mike Pinay Friday morning at 10:00am and again at 1:00 am in the Glass Tipi. The closing ceremonies at Sâkêwêwak @4pm!

Ryan McMahon will be kicking off the evening with a live set and recording of the Red Man Laughing podcast from 7:30 to 9 @The Artful Dodger. Tickets can be purchased online through Eventbrite here.

Source: Sakewewak Press Release