True North Media House covers Yukon Day at the Aboriginal Pavilion
By Cherisse Dye and Jason Sanders
Gifts were then exchanged between the Four Host Nations and the Yukon chiefs. The local First Nation hosts welcomed the visitors with handcrafted blankets and cravings while the Yukon chiefs thanked them with five pieces of Northern artwork.
Dakamada Dancers.
The attendees were then led to a globe outside the initial presentation area where comedians, actors, dancers, drummers and singers entertained them for the next forty minutes. Each song, dance, or scene told a short, but important part of First Nations’ history.
Dakhka Khwaan Dancers
Boyd Benjamin
Raven Spirit Dance
As the performance came to an end, the collective troupe poured out onto the stage and into the crowd for the finale, proudly celebrating their First Nation heritage with the audience. An excellent end to an excellent Sunday morning.
Good post. BOB worked with the Pavilion and ACCESS staff to place and support indigenous people from the inner-city in positions at the pavilion.