Project Outline

The Circle of Diverse Indigeneity seeks to generate new connectedness amongst performers and artists of diverse Indigenous nations of the Americas. This event will include four performing artist acts matched with four visual artists. Each act and each artist will be on stage at Richcraft Theater together. The artists will live create while the performers perform. This entire event will be televised via our youtube channel and will demonstrate how diverse the Indigenous community in this region is. The artwork will be presented digitally via the Eagle and Condor Collective website. This event reinforces our commitment to building bridges of understanding between our collective members, persons of the Indigenous community and both settlers and newcomers in the National Capital region. All of the performers present original compositions and all of the artists will interact with the musical works while generating new large works viewable by the virtual audience. Our collective is also committed to sustainable artistic practise so only eco-friendly paints, varnishes, and upcycled surfaces will be used. We are excited by creating a first event that clearly demonstrates we can be unified as Indigenous people while honouring each others’ voices. This is to counteract a trend in mainstream media to question who are legitimate voices for Indigeneity within the arts professions. This gatekeeping has harmed the professional lives of committed Indigenous arts persons. We hope to create a positive affirmation that we are diverse, we have unique perspectives and we are all relations. MsitNo’kmaw Kakina ni dodem.