The official kickoff was held at Elbow River Camp and featured performers, vendors and remarks from officials, including Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek.
“To hear the stories that have been surpassed, the histories that were never told and the voices that were silenced for far too long,” the Mayor told the crowd. Jingle Dress Dancers Taylor Dumais and Sofia Eaglehead Baptiste performed their cultural dance to the beat of the traditional drummers. Neither grew up being taught how to dance but they both embraced it later in life.
“We’re here to invite you in to come and learn the same way I was invited in to come and learn,” says Dumais. That specific type of dance has a deep meaning and can represent healing says Eaglehead Baptiste, who describes what it’s like to perform for the crowd. “I try to have prayers, I try to focus on the wellness of the people that are here,” she says warmly.Many businesses were also on display, highlighting Calgary-based Indigenous entrepreneurs.She and her business partner Robert Tatti started Bauggie’s Kutz & Kreations.
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