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‘We Are Still Here’ @ Tuckkwiowhum
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On May 22, 2022 2RMX partners with Boston Bar First Nation to present a one-day feast of Indigenous Culture at the beautiful Tuckkwiowhum Village, near Boston Bar, BC
On May 22nd, 2022, from 3-9 pm PDT, The first stop on 2 Rivers Remix Society (2RMX) 2022 Movable Feast ‘We Are Still Here’ features incredibly talented and diverse Indigenous artists, including Rez Blues Mohawk Man Murray Porter and Metis Mi’kmaq Rocker Helene Duguay, Black Owl Blues Man Survivor Gerald Charlie, St’at’imc Reggae Rockers The Spiritual Warriors, Dakehl Grassroots Activist Warrioress’ Hujune, and Secwepemc/Dakehl Warrior Woman duo JUST, andSecwepemc based hip hop fusion of The Melawmen Collective!
Opening for this stacked spring line up will be emerging spirit connecting Indigenous youth MC Kiva MH, prolific Secwepemc/Cree legendaryMC GEO aka The Voice, and two-spirit St’at’imc artist Warrior Bunny! This event will be presented both live/in-person and live/streamed through VirtualFeast.ca.
“’WE ARE STILL HERE’ is not a mere sentiment, it is an affirmation of our continued and evolving existence as Human Beings with our Mother Earth”, says Artistic Director of 2RMX, Meeka Noelle Morgan. “It is remembering our ancestors, acknowledging what they had to do for us to survive, it is a reminder that we not only exist with ourselves, and ‘WE ARE STILL HERE’ witnesses that we as Indigenous people continue to exist in the face of incredible adversity.” The 2RMX Movable Feast 2022 will be bringing their musical magic to a variety of Indigenous communities within and neighbouring to the N’lakapamux Nation, such as the Secwepemc and St’at’imc territories. We are deeply honoured to have these communities provide support to these events where we can heartfully assert: WE ARE STILL HERE!
2 Rivers Remix (2RMX) is a free annual multi-day feast of contemporary Indigenous music and culture, initially (2018-2019) hosted outdoors at Tl’kemtsin (aka Lytton BC) on Nlaka’pamux territory. 2RMX features all Indigenous-led musicians and artists – focusing on women, 2-Spirit, youth, elders and survivors – creating an environment of safety, tolerance and value for all people. 2 Rivers Remix Society, is a Non-Profit Society with majority First Nations directors and a mandate to educate, empower and inspire Indigenous people to tell their own stories through contemporary Indigenous cultural expression.
On June 26th, 2021, 2RMX produced another event outdoors at the incredible Nlaka’pamux interpretation of Tuckkwiowhum Village to honour the 215+ Indigenous children confirmed in unmarked graves at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School during one of the hottest days on Turtle Island.
Only 4 days later, June 30, 2021, our beautiful host community of Tl’kemtsin/Lytton was razed to the ground in an unprecedented event that not only took homes and a whole village, but also 2 lives… Some of our staff, board, and their families lost their homes and are still evacuated. Our office, festival archive, youth project exhibitions, and sound/video equipment was reduced to ashes.
2RMX has pivoted to a 2022 “Movable Feast” because of the catastrophic fire that destroyed our previous live festival site – along with 90% of Tl’kemtsin/Lytton. 2 Rivers Remix Society continues to support our affected Indigenous communities that have in the last year suffered from waves of the COVID pandemic, catastrophic wildfires/flooding/infrastructure destruction and the confirmations of hundreds more unmarked graves at Indian Residential Schools across Turtle Island.
Stay tuned for upcoming Movable Feast Tour events on June 30th, July 2nd, July 4th, July 6th, leading into our 2 Rivers Remix: MAIN FEAST dates of July 8-10th this year… WE ARE STILL HERE!
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