Performers
Shauntelle Dick-Charleson
April 23
Shauntelle Dick-Charleson/Huupʔaqsa/TSAYŁE is a poet from the Hesquiaht and Songhees First Nations who began writing in grade 10. Her work focuses on Indigenous topics like residential schools, intergenerational trauma, and the experiences of Indigenous women.
Lekwungen Traditional Dancers
April 22
Moving drum, dance, and song performance from a highly sought after group that represents the lək̓ʷəŋən people at significant events throughout the region.
Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi
April 22: The Poet Float
Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi is a Black mother who spends time with forests and waters on unceded lands of the T’Sou-ke First Nation. Her work strives to instigate action in service to world-building, social change, and collaboration.