BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/Halifax X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/Halifax BEGIN:VEVENT UID:721@devourfest.com DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211021T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211021T140000 DTSTAMP:20211018T013236Z URL:https://devourfest.com/program/indigenous-voices-on-stage-screen-featu ring-tomson-highway-guests-in-person/ SUMMARY:Indigenous Voices on Stage & Screen featuring Tomson Highway & Gue sts - IN PERSON DESCRIPTION:What are the challenges that face our First Nations performers\ , cultural and culinary voices in film\, media\, television and on stage?   This in depth panel\, moderated by Fiona Kirkpatrick Parsons\, will exp lore through the experiences of our panel guests\, the challenges and stig mas but also the opportunities and possibilities of hearing the Indigenous voice represented across the cultural spectrum.\n\nFeaturing Thomson High way\, Joseph Shawana\, Becky Julian and Fiona Kirkpatrick Parsons\nTicket Price: $20.00 in-person and online\n\nSponsored by: Telefilm Canada\n\nTom son Highway\nTomson Highway was born in a snowbank on the Manitoba/Nunavut border to a family of nomadic caribou hunters. He was raised off-reserve\ , in the spectacularly beautiful natural landscape that is Canada’s suba rctic. He had the great privilege of growing up in two languages\, neither of which were French or English\; but Cree\, his mother tongue\, and Dene \, the language of the neighbouring nation—a people with whom they roame d and hunted. \n\nFollowing an education where he earned both a Bachelor of Music and the equivalent of a Bachelor of Arts with an English major\, he spent seven years immersed in the field of Native social work. He then combined his education and training\, and poured himself into writing. \n \nToday\, Tomson enjoys an international career as playwright\, novelist\, pianist\, composer\, and songwriter. Tomson is best known for universal h its such as The Rez Sisters\, Dry Lips Oughta Move to Kapuskasing\, Rose\, Ernestine Shuswap Gets her Trout\, and the best-selling novel Kiss of the Fur Queen. He has also published a number of children’s books\, namely Caribou Song\, Dragon Fly Kites\, and Fox on the Ice. His work has been tr anslated into 11 languages. \n\nFor many years\, Tomson was Artistic Dire ctor of Canada’s premiere aboriginal theatre company\, Toronto-based Nat ive Earth Performing Arts\, from which has emerged an entire generation of playwrights and theatre artists. \n\nTomson is the recipient of 10  hon orary doctorates and is a member of the Order of Canada. His awards and no minations include Dora Mavor Moore Awards\, Governor General’s Literary Award\, Floyd S. Chalmers Canadian Play Award\, Toronto Arts Award\, and N ational Aboriginal Achievement Award. \n\nJoseph Shawana\n\nAcclaimed Che f Joseph Shawana is Odawa\, part of the Three Fires Confederacy. Born and raised in Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario\, Joseph was broug ht up knowing that food is life. Starting in the kitchen at the early age of 13\, he learned from his mother\, and quickly fell in love with authent ic Indigenous cuisine. His classical French training and Aboriginal backgr ound combine to create authentic\, Native American cuisine executed with w orld-class culinary technique.  Currently\, he is a professor\, the chair of Indigenous Culinary of Associated Nations\, and the Indigenous culinar y advisor at Ontario’s Centennial College. Joseph is also the force behi nd the high-end Indigenous restaurant\, Kūkŭm Kitchen\, which won the “Best World Cuisine” award in 2019. He was named on the list of Top Te n Chefs of Ontario\, has received rave reviews in numerous publications— including The New York Times and Food &\; Wine—and is a sought-after voice on the emergence of Indigenous culinary around the globe. @joseph.sh awana\n\nBecky Julian\n\nThe character of the Elder\, Elsapet\, is played by Mary Rebecca "Becky" Julian\, who makes her film debut in Wildhood. Bor n in Old Town on Indian Brook Reserve\, NovaScotia/Mi’kma’ki\, she has been a driving force in the education field for more than 30 years for th e Sipekne’katik First Nation and surrounding communities. A survivor of Residential schools\, her experiences there have compelled her to work to both protect and preserve her knowledge of Mi’kmaw language and culture. Becky became a certified linguist in 1984 and began teaching the Mi’kma w language in schools throughout Nova Scotia. She was awarded the Grand Ch ief Donald Marshall Senior Memorial Elder Award.This award is presented to individuals who work to keep the Mi’kmaw culture alive and thriving.\n\ nFiona Kirkpatrick Parsons\n\nFiona is a proud nehithaw-iskwew (Woodland C ree woman) and member of Lac La Ronge Indian Band\, Treaty 6\, now residin g in Kjipuktuk\, Mi’kma’ki (Halifax\, Nova Scotia). In her role as Sen ior National Advisor / kā-nīkānīt\, Deloitte Indigenous\, she provides counsel to Deloitte’s leadership as well as clients\, and is a champion of Deloitte Canada’s Reconciliation Action Plan\, the first of its kind published in corporate Canada. Fiona’s career spans four decades and tw o provinces\, with leadership positions in the media\, public\, and privat e sectors. Atlantic Business Magazine named her as one of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business (March/April 2021). She is a member of the Cana dian Council for Aboriginal Business board of directors and Chair of the 2 023 North American Indigenous Games. In her spare time\, she loves to act on stage and has a couple of film credits\, including the recently-release d psychological thriller\, 8:37 Rebirth. @fionakparsons\n\nIn keeping with Nova Scotia provincial health regulations and a desire to keep all our gu ests safe and healthy\, Devour! will require proof of full Covid-19 vaccin e immunization along with a valid photo ID upon entry to all events with n o exceptions. For all Devour! Covid Protocols\, please visit our website. ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://devourfest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/0 9/Indigenous-Voices-on-Stage-Screen-scaled.jpg LOCATION:Devour! Studios\, 360 Main Street\, Wolfville\, NS\, B4P1C4\, Cana da GEO:45.091942;-64.359045 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=360 Main Street\, Wolfville \, NS\, B4P1C4\, Canada;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Devour! 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