National Indigenous Peoples Day
Dance Collection Danse:
Celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
DCD encourages its followers and supporters to take time to recognize the history and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples from across what is now Canada.
Here are links to some of DCD’s resources to learn more about various aspects of dance history and dance artists from different Indigenous cultures.
Explore DCD’s YouTube channel for more interviews with these artists.
- Karen Pheasant-Neganigwane’s induction into the Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj95afGfDhg
- Alejandro Ronceria’s induction into the Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_NzBDcMkD0&list=PLcakF38xh1otmEDzS9QRSqv9pc3jA2nAp&index=15
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3S-7dpBoNs&list=PLcakF38xh1otmEDzS9QRSqv9pc3jA2nAp&index=31 - Michael Greyeyes’s induction into the Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyVqBkl6aoc&list=PLcakF38xh1os0yLWQUNlBhtLefoaZFBG6&index=39
and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fV5ITxctWCI - Chief Kenneth Harris and Elder Margaret Harris’s induction into the Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0pCO4-m4eI&list=PLcakF38xh1osWuPEa7KOBWWdgLPJHzPQZ&index=25
- René Highway’s induction into the Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XW3u3TicDqA - Photos from the exhibit “By Invitation Only: Dance, Confederation and Reconciliation” co-curated by Troy Emery Twigg and Amy Bowring https://discover.dcd.ca/collections/by-invitation-only-dance-confederation-and-recon
- Choreographic Dialogues with Santee Smith https://dcd.ca/exhibits/dialogues/santeesmith1.html
- Read Amy Hull’s profile of Andy Moro in DCD Magazine (enter promo code “costume” at checkout): https://dcd.ca/product/dcd-the-magazine-issue-82-fall-2022/
- Read about Dancers of Damelahamid in Susan Roy’s conversation with artistic director Margaret Grenier in DCD Magazine (enter promo code “costume” at checkout): https://dcd.ca/product/dcd-the-magazine-issue-81-fall-2021/
