Big Island Lake dancers to perform in Indigenous youth showcase

Big Island Lake dancers to perform in Indigenous youth showcase

In a just a week’s time, the Toronto Metropolitan University’s (TMU) Chrysalis performing arts space will burst forth with a cultural mashup as 88 young Indigenous dancers look to “Share the Flame.” Two cousins from Big Island Lake Cree Nation will be among them and said they were inspired to join Outside Looking In (OLI) a few years ago, after seeing a change in their peers when they came back from a trip. “They had a glow, they were glowing. D…

Indigenous youth travel south to find rhythm, credits and connection - The Turtle Island News

By Celeste Percy-Beauregard, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Hamilton Spectator Several dozen Indigenous youth from 14 northern, fly-in communities have travelled by helicopters, planes, boats and long bus rides to gather in a large barn in Brant County. Some smile. Others have intense looks of concentration. But one by one, they come out of their shells as they move to the music — an upbeat mix that sounds like a Girl Talk-Indigenous …