Photo by Vince Fedoroff
The Taku Kwaan Dancers on the main stage.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
Pelly Crossing singer Jerry Alfred.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
Gwich’in fiddler Ben Charlie.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
Margaret Douville, Moosehide Margaret, talks about learning moosehide tanning.
Photo by Vince Fedoroff
Inuit artist Piona Keyuakjuk from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, is one of the visual artists.
Adäka Cultural Festival: celebrating First Nations arts and culture
The Adäka Cultural Festival,
The Adäka Cultural Festival, whose name means ‘coming into the light’ in Southern Tutchone, is taking place at the Kwanlin Dün Cultural Centre.
Artists from across the North are featured in performing, visual and cultural exhibits. Indigenous people from around the world also attend. The festival was created in July 2011 to develop a world-class festival showcasing First Nations arts and culture. A Tribe Called Red will perform this evening at the Yukon Arts Centre with local youth hip-hop artist Jeremy Parkin and the Dakhká Khwaán Dancers & DJ Dash.
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