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Digital Drum extends its arms to the youth of our future. If you are a gamer, into fashion, love photography, or just love connecting through social media Digital Drum is the place for you. Digital Drum encourages not only Aboriginal Youth but all people of any age to share and connect online. Make Digital Drum another source for your Digital Connection. Join Digital Drum.ca and start sharing your stories, talents & interests now!
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MANITO AHBEE 2012
Thanks to all that came out to the event in Winnipeg, MB! It was a Huge SUCCESS!
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Manito Ahbee is recognized as a leader in transforming relationships to share Indigenous culture and heritage with the world.
MEANING BEHIND THE NAME
The name Manito Ahbee was gifted to the festival through ceremony, and is connected to its sacred site name sake. Manito Ahbee is one of the most important and significant traditional Aboriginal gathering sites in all of Turtle Island (North America).
The Manito Ahbee site is located in the western Whiteshell area of Manitoba, and marks the location where the Creator makes his home. Manito Ahbee, an Ojibway word means, “where the Creator sits.” The site is recognized and honoured by Aboriginal peoples across North America as a sacred place for all people. The name of the province, Manitoba, is itself derived from the name of this sacred site.
The festival represents an opportunity for Manitobans and visitors alike to experience the province as truly a ‘home for all people.’ Manito Ahbee thus ‘gathers people’, uniting both residents and visitors in a spirit of celebration, honouring the Creator and the seven sacred teachings: love, respect, courage, honesty, wisdom, humility and truth.
(Source: manitoahbee.com)
Carved Leaf Arts by Lorenzo Duran Silvan
Inspired by the patterns in leaves left by very hungry caterpillars, Lorenzo collects the fallen foliage from his backyard and sketches designs on them before meticulously cutting them out with a pointy object, taking anywhere from a week on each design to two months.
Artist: Website (via: Daily Mail / Faith is Torment)
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DIGITAL DRUM is proud to announce the launch of its new official website! If you are a gamer, into fashion, love photography & film, or just love connecting through social media Digital Drum is another place for you.
Digital Drum is a live connective space for cultural evolution. It is an open, aspirational, elevating, inclusive, rallying and alive interactive social media website for Aboriginal youth to express their identity and to connect with each other.
Create an account now and start sharing your stories!
“Become 1 with the Drum!” - DigitalDrum.ca
Don’t Forget to Visit DigitalDrum.ca/live November 2, 2012 for a LIVE STREAM EVENT!!! A TRIBE CALLED RED performs live in Winnipeg,MB
Presented by: Digital Drum and Aborigninal Music Week.
Iqaluit, Nunavut’s own The Trade-offs release Debut Album
Formerly known as the JJs, The Trade-Offs is an emerging blues-rock band featuring Joshua Qaumariaq on lead vocals and guitar, Jeff Maurice on vocals and bass and Kris Mullaly on vocals and drums. The debut CD, “Red,” features original songs recorded, produced and mastered in Iqaluit
“I feel we’ve accomplished something here that has a lot of energy and potential,” says band leader Joshua Qaumariaq. “We’ve been working day and night on this for months and we are very proud to put this together from start to finish here in our home town.”
You can Get the album on iTunes
A story of opportunity
“To see an Aboriginal person running a business in the mainstream marketplace is huge,” says Kendal Netmaker. But he’s always been a doer. Through his clothing company Neechie Gear (located in the Centre Mall), he wants to improve the lives of First Nations youth by getting them into sports. He’s a role model and he hopes to motivate others to pursue their own dreams of success.
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Neechie Gear - “NG”
Kendal Netmaker from Sweet Grass First Nation now a successful Clothing Line Entrepreneur. Check out his story!
