Algoma Fall Festival

The Algoma Fall Festival presents...

Maada'ookiidaa

Gmiingwewzinaan, Aki-nwewewnan

Mah-da-oo-key-daa
Geh-mehg-gweh-wez-inahn Ah-key-n-weh-we-wnan

Let's Share Our Gifts, The Sounds and Voices of the Land
The Algoma Fall Festival presents Maada'ookiidaa, a celebration of Indigenous arts and culture. Guided by the Festival's Indigenous Advisory Group, this multidisciplinary initiative brings together music, dance, storytelling, and visual arts in a spirit of sharing, healing, truth-telling and reconciliation.  Rooted in the Anishinaabe understanding of Maada'ookiidaa,"let's share", artists will share their gifts and welcome audiences to experience the voices and sounds of the land through contemporary and traditional Indigenous performances and exhibitions. Read more

Partageons nos dons, les sons et les voix de la terre
L’Algoma Fall Festival présente Maada'ookiidaa, une célébration des arts et de la culture autochtones. Guidée par le groupe consultatif autochtone du festival, cette initiative pluridisciplinaire réunit musique, danse, contes et arts visuels dans un esprit de partage, de guérison, de vérité et de réconciliation. Ancrés dans la conception anishinaabe de Maada'ookiidaa — « partageons » —, les artistes offriront leurs talents et inviteront le public à découvrir les voix et les sons de la terre à travers des spectacles et des expositions autochtones, tant contemporains que traditionnels. Lire plus


Event Details

Photo for Shirley, An Indian Residential School Story

Shirley, An Indian Residential School Story

Thu Oct 8 – Tue Oct 27, during operating hours | Art Gallery of Algoma

At just five years old, Shirley was taken from her family and sent to residential school. Through expressive artwork and Shirley's own words, visitors journey alongside her, leaving her home for the schools, through the pain of separation and loss, to the resilience, hope, and strength that carried her forward. Each image becomes a voice, each story a gift shared with future generations.

Le festival Algoma Fall , en partenariat avec l’Art Gallery of Algoma, est fier de présenter Shirley : L’histoire d’un pensionnat pour autochtones, une exposition d’arts visuels percutante qui donne vie à l’histoire vécue de Shirley Horn grâce aux illustrations originales et au récit tirés de l’ouvrage acclamé de Shirley Horn et Joanne Robertson.

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