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Music Jeremy Parkin

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10, YUKON ARTS CENTRE

ADMISSION IS INCLUDED WITH A TICKET TO BONES OF CROWS SCREENING.

Jeremy Parkin is an Indigenous artist, producer, and performer from the Kwanlin Dün First Nation in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. Blending influences from artists such as Shlohmo, Burial, Nosaj Thing, and SBTRKT; Jeremy creates detailed and textured soundscapes to paint vivid pictures throughout his music.

In the summer of 2022, he received a nomination for “Producer of the Year” at the International Indigenous Hip Hop awards. Jeremy is also one half of the producer and MC duo known as “LOCAL BOY” with Kelvin Smoler. Jeremy produced the entirety of LOCAL BOY’s 2022 EP release titled “ONE FOR JAMES”.

Music Jordy Walker And Nicolas Hyatt

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 10, 10PM, THE CREATIVE WAREHOUSE

SPECIAL TICKET PRICE: $18 DOORS OPEN: 9:30PM

Jordy Walker (he/him) is a film composer, multi-instrumentalist, music producer, and sound artist based in Whitehorse. Since studying guitar at a young age, touring in experimental rock bands, immersing himself in electronic music and modern minimalism, he has arrived at a distinct musical style.

Nicolas Hyatt (they/he) is a francoontarian pianist and composer living in Whitehorse whose artistic practice centres around collaborative creation and community building. Their recent projects include the pop band Loon Town, the DIY hip-hop duo CLout gAMe, the psych rock band Future States, which has released four records, and the cello / synth duo Parler bien (with Jane Chan).

Storytelling

DEAR STAR TREK: A LOVE LETTER WITH A SIDE OF BEEF

CO-PRESENTED WITH NAKAI THEATRE.

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12, 7PM, YUKON THEATRE

In this live story-telling event Christine Genier talks Indigenous Futurism in Science Fiction and the impact and obligations in pop culture media. Join Christine on star date 47634.44 (February 12) for a fun, teasing breakdown of Star Trek, Representation, and The Problem with Chakotay.

Christine Genier Wolf Clan Woman and a citizen of the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council. She is a broadcaster, journalist, writer, poet, performer, apprentice language keeper, culture keeper, aspiring matriarch, mother, daughter, sister, and wife. In her work, Christine shares a lived experience that spans over four decades of bridging culture and recovering the Indigenous Space with those prepared to engage. She is a gatherer of stories and moderator of talks.

Indigenous Short Films

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 16 |

KWANLIN DÜN CULTURAL CENTRE

Free admission | Presented with the support of the Council of Yukon First Nations

ALFF OPEN AIR FIRESIDE SCREENING, 8 PM

A screening of 3 family-friendly films directed by Indigenous filmmakers. Dress warm and bring a seat cushion!

Tiny

DIR. RYAN HACHÉ, RITCHIE HEMPHILL, 2022, BC | 16 MIN

‘Nakwaxda’xw Elder Colleen Hemphill tells the story of her life as a youth growing up in a float house. Tiny is a very apt title for this beautiful film. Tiny, in that a complete world from memory is reproduced in clay miniature as the set and characters. Tiny also, in that it captures the minutiae and nuance of small human gestures, the touch of one hand to another, the small changes in expression a wrinkle in a forehead makes, or the way one sips a coffee.

Heartbeat Of A Nation

DIR. ERIC JANVIER, 2022, AB | 20 MIN

On a beautiful sunny day in Northern Alberta, a river surrounded by green trees runs gently through the traditional lands of the Chipewyan Prairie Dene First Nation. As birds softly chirp, a father makes a tobacco offering to the river and reaches his hands below the water’s surface to pull out a caribou hide. Nearby, his young child watches. Today they will learn from their father how to make a caribou drum.