Centre For Indigenous Theatre
Written by Chris Mejaki

CJ is a young Indigenous man dealing drugs in small town Ontario. The trajectory of his life takes a dramatic and comedic turn when he’s arrested, incarcerated, and mysteriously contacted by his ancestral spiritual guides. Whistling Pine takes CJ on a spiritual journey of awakening and personal reconciliation.

Running time: 60 minutes.

Thursday, June 19 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 21 - 1:30 PM, 8:30 PM
Sunday, June 22 - 4:30 PM

Indian Way Theatre

Montana Adams (creator, performer)
Noelle Oakes (stage manager, collaborator)

Image Credit: Honni David

In short, this play is about Akwesasne. This play is about childhood. This play is about smuggling. This play is about Indigenous sovereignty. This play is about family. This play is about the Mohawks of Akwesasne. We can focus on the physical and the cultural. How our traditions got tangled in this web of politics and ideologies, which only caused our people to suffer. How we persist and continue. How close and personal the land is to our very livelihood, how people don’t understand and how we don’t really care if you can’t understand. How we say we’re not going to coddle you after everything is done. Not after all the patience we’ve spent already. Akwesasne is cut into four separate jurisdictions: One district in Ontario, two in Quebec, and one in New York State. To people who are not aware or used to this fact, it’s fascinating. It’s intricate. It begs more explanation and more questions. To us it’s an inconvenient and, most of the time, dull reality. Until we decide it isn’t.

Running Time: 45 minutes.

Thursday, June 19 - 9:00 PM
Friday, June 20 - 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 21 - 6:30 PM
Sunday, June 22 - 2:00 PM

3 Soul Goddess

Mara Heiber, Marianne Nahayo, Stefanie Wood (Creators/Performers)

Mike Scott (Production Tech)

Three women, three experiences of colonization. They come together, exploring similarities and differences as well as joys and challenges.

Content warning: This content may not be appropriate for young people under the age of 15.

Some content may be uncomfortable for some people.

Running time: 60 minutes.

Friday, June 20 - 6:00 PM
Saturday, June 21 - 4:00 PM
Sunday, June 22 - 11:00 AM, 7:00 PM

Muriel Miguel , founder and Artistic Director of New York City's Spiderwoman Theater, shares her fascinating journey from the streets of Red Hook, Brooklyn to her pioneering contributions to the contemporary feminist and Indigenous theatre movements in the United States, Canada and around the world. Experience this extraordinary life through stories and videos from the last 60 years.

Bringing her unique insights and signature irreverent humour, Muriel dives into her wealth of stories for an hour you will never forget.

Running Time: 60 Minutes.

Sunday, June 22 - 12:30 PM

John-Paul Chalykoff

Coming from Gichi-Gamiing (Lake Superior), Baabii, a furry blue creature from an island on the lake will be visiting with some of his friends. They will be sharing songs and stories bilingually in Anishinaabemowin and English. There will be time for a Q&A at the end.

Ambe Bizindamok! (Come and listen!)

Open to all ages.

Running time: 60 minutes.

Saturday, June 21 - 11:30 AM

Oshkagoojin Theatre Projects

Join Bae (short for Ah-nish-eh-nah-Bae) on a brief adventure in her daily urban life. Bae, an Ojibwe woman and "Contrary" (a ceremonial role as a mirror and teacher to society), navigates her day and suddenly finds herself stranded. This piece reflects the predicaments Urban Indigenous folks face, using humor and clownery to grapple with lack of access to traditional territories, knowledge and connections to land. It deals with themes such as how resilient Urban Indigenous folks are and explores how easily blood memory is reignited through reconnection to the land, honouring reciprocity, inherited traditional knowledge, food security and land stewardship.

Running time: 15 minutes.

Friday, June 20 - 5:00 PM
Saturday, June 21 - 3:00 PM, 7:45 PM
Sunday, June 22 - 3:30 PM