School MAWIOMI & Cultural Showcase

As part of support and promotion for IYIL2019 Treaty Education in collaboration with Mi’kmaw

Culture and Language department will be celebrating a provincial event in the community of

We’koqma’q. As part of the initial stages of planning an Atlantic wide video conference will

showcase how we can promote language through creative arts as well as a small

Mawio’mi(gathering) showcasing Mi’kmaw culture(drumming, dancing, performances, and

speeches)

Both the video conference event and Mawiomi will be highlighted by the official screening of the

“Apijasimk” short movie created by Trevor Gould. Apijasimk is a short film of Mistane’j the

brother of the Mi’kmaw legend Kluskap’s brother who comes back to contemporary Mi’kmaq

and is troubled by loss of language and way of life of the MI’kmaq. The film sends a powerful

message of our need to reclaim Mi’kmaw language and values.

Also as an added feature of the event will be the official launch of the L’nuta’ql Mi’kmaw Music

Showcase Album. L’nuta’ql is the largest collection of original songs in the Mi’kmaw language

from songwriters across the Atlantic. The project was meant to create incentive for artists to sing

and create songs in the MI’kmaw language. Long time recording artists and East Coast Music

Nominees such as Kalolin Johnson, The Relatives, Hubert Francis and many more were part of

the live show during Mi’kmaw history month in October 2018. The launch of the live album song

and videos will be launched as part of the event.

As part of the feast we hope to have organization booths set up to showcase best practices on

language revitalization and resources. As well as showcasing local crafts persons and traditional

and contemporary Mi’kmaw music.