website: www.okw-arts.ca

The Ode’min Giizis Festival is held during the 6th moon of the Anishnaabe calendar (June) in Peterborough, Ontario. The Festival celebrates this auspicious harvest season and traditional Anishnaabe territory with an incredible six day multi-disciplinary arts festival, featuring local and visiting artists from the four directions. Check out this promotional video by Lester Alfonso for the 2010 Festival:

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Over 200 Indigenous artists, including musicians, performers, visual artists, writers, storytellers, artisans and dancers gather to expand our imagination and dreams. The festival pushes artistic boundaries. The participating artists are unified by an aesthetic that honours traditional lands, culture and knowledge. Artists share their work and their dynamic processes in an effort to stimulate greater dialogue and cultural understanding.

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