2 Rivers Remix Society presents the 2024 Confluence (skəlɣap in syilx, our host Nation’s language), a public live streamed event, which aims to bring together Indigenous community representatives with a diverse group of Indigenous musicians, academics and cultural organizers to build networks, deliver resources and facilitate knowledge sharing from across Turtle Island and beyond. The Confluence features keynote speakers such as Lila Gilday and Ronnie Dean Harris, elder blessings and teachings, presentations and workshops, interactive traditional and creative activities, daily bearing witness panels, all remixed with showcases of music, dance, and art.
We collaborate closely with our host community and the syilx Nation and allow them to guide us in how we carry ourselves, while sharing with us the stories of their territory, their origin stories and how they express their relationship to what makes them who they are.
The Confluence/skəlɣap – Live-stream 2024 ~ Community Roots to Rhizome (CR2R) ~ will explore how our past and continued ideas and expression, grow into a network bringing new growth. As our seeds grew into a root, we now grow into rhizomes ~ transporting water and nutrients to other parts of the plant, retaining the ability to allow new shoots to grow upwards, as well as storing nutrients for later and much needed, use.
In 2024, The Confluence will focus on our stories, inclusive of 2RMX’s ~ origins, differing historical narratives, and how the climate change crisis has impacted our nations, communities, families and individuals, and how relationships/networks can help recover from the effects of that. It will also delve into the creation of safe spaces, for 2RMX and for indigenous-queen communities. This year we will also be bringing a strong focus onto our 2RMX community connector project, mentorships, and co-capacity building between 2RMX and communities, while addressing critical topics that impact Indigenous artists. Each day will include a showcase of indigenous music, dance and art, and all of these activities will be live streamed.
RSVP for this event is for LIVE-STREAM ACCESS ONLY.
