On The River with Asani & Maria Dunn
Friday, Nov. 8, 2024
7:30pm to 8:30pm
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On the River is a 60-minute live performance of music and video (video ballad) that tells the story of the Cree, Dene and Métis peoples’ community of Fort McKay, on the Athabasca River, north of Fort McMurray.
The community has experienced tremendous changes in the past 70 years. On The River explores these changes, telling the story through the lens of the life of former chief Dorothy McDonald-Hyde.
On The River combines new songs, written and performed by award-winning musicians Asani (Debbie Houle, Sarah Pocklington, Sherryl Sewepagaham) and Maria Dunn, with video interviews from people who knew Dorothy McDonald-Hyde (filmed and edited by Don Bouzek of Ground Zero Productions).
On The River presents a crucial contemporary Canadian story: the struggle between pursuing resource development and sustaining the traditional ways of life for Indigenous peoples. The story is delivered in a way that connects the audience directly to the voices of people in Fort McKay through video interviews and footage while listening to songs that further explore the emotions of those voices and the experiences they express.
A vital element of the Truth and Reconciliation dialogue requires understanding our past and our present, particularly with regard to our country’s history of colonization. On The River is a potent way of sharing that history and encouraging dialogue through music and video, particularly video that brings the voices of an Indigenous community on the frontlines of resource development directly to the ears, eyes and hearts of their fellow Canadians.
A brief moderated panel discussion will take place following the performance.
5 St Anne St
St. Albert, AB, T8N 3Z9
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