Keeping The Fires Burning
Venue:
RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg
Address:
375 York Avenue
Tel: 204-230-6330
URL: Visit Website
June 20, 2024
Grand Entry 5:30pm
Keeping the Fires Burning is an event that highlights various Indigenous artists while creating greater connections between youth and elders and brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous cultures. It offers insight into Manitoba’s diverse and dynamic Indigenous cultures through a blend of music and dance while highlighting some Manitoba Elders and Knowledge Keepers who have made significant contributions to the advancement of Indigenous peoples and the safeguarding, nurturing and transmission of traditional knowledge and practices. In a spirit of strengthening and evolving community relationships, building new alliances, engaging youth in activities that combat negative stereotypes and prejudice, this event increases public awareness, fosters pride in cultural heritage and artistic mediums and celebrates cultural diversity
