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Our third appearance at the Indiana State Fair!

Our professional debut was at Celtfest 2022, so we were delighted to make our third appearance for the 29th edition of Almonte's famous festival.

To mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, The Maniwaki Native Friendship Centre – Gatineau partnered with the First Peoples Innovation Centre to hold a celebration at Place Laval, in Hull, QC.

This day holds deep significance as a time to recognize and honour the cultures, traditions, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples across Turtle Island. We were grateful to be alongside Elders, traditional drummers, singers, artists, and our friend Akina Ohlman to carry the spirit of the day

We'd like to thank Maniwaki NFC, FPIC, the City of Gatineau and Heritage Canada, and everyone who joined us to learn and celebrate our Peoples.

On Saturday, we were invited to Rideau Hall to perform at the Governor General’s Winter Celebration.

A trip we intended purely as a tourist visit, ended up as an impromptu performance!

Indiana’s name means “Land of the Indians”, or simply “Indian Land” and we hoped to return to be able to perform our Métis dance for Hoosier audiences.

Well, it happened with our second invitation to the Indiana State Fair!

On Saturday, we were invited to Rideau Hall to perform at the Governor General’s Winter Celebration.

The Masters Indigenous Games provides Indigenous adults, aged 20 years and older, the opportunity to compete against their peers in a variety of contemporary and traditional sporting activities.

The second day of our performances at the 30th Annual Métis Nation of Ontario (MNO) Annual General Assembly (AGA) brought us to Madahoki Farm.

Indiana’s name means “Land of the Indians”, or simply “Indian Land” and we hoped someday to be able to perform our Metis dance for Hoosier audiences.