Debajehmujig Theatre Group
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Debajehmujig Theatre Group is a theatre group in Manitowaning.[1]
In Anishinabek News
- January 2015: Josephine Pelletier performed in the theatre group's 2011 production titled Elders Gone AWOL.[2]
- September 2016: Staff from the company traveled to Thunder Bay to deliver workshops and a storytelling performance at the Wee Tum Ma Keh Wina Food Symposium. The group is moving toward sustainable practices and land-based art, including maintaining a company garden using permaculture principles. Members of the troupe performed an animated oral history presentation titled Global Savages during the 2016 event.[3]
- February 2024: The group is based in Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory. Edna Manitowabi worked with this company alongside Drew Hayden Taylor.[4]
- July 2024: The organization hosted an art exhibition by Leland Bell on June 26, 2024. The venue displayed depictions of healthy aging teachings through the perspective of Anishinabe culture.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Anishinaabe artist exhibit features Knowledge Keepers from Mnidoo Mnising", Anishinabek News, 17 July 2024 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "‘We don’t all learn the same way’ says Pelletier", Anishinabek News, 9 January 2015 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Wee Tum Ma Keh Wina Food Symposium fed the mind, soul, and body", Anishinabek News, 7 September 2016 (archived copy; original article).
- ↑ "Wiikwemkoong Elder recognized with a 2024 Indspire Award for Culture, Heritage and Spirituality", Anishinabek News, 15 February 2024 (archived copy; original article).