Powwow dance workshop and demonstration

Workshop and demonstration of powwow dance

avec / with Don Barnaby

For schools, festivals,symposia and conferences.

Workshop on First Nations culture and history, demonstration and explanation of powwow dances.

Workshop about native culture and history of First People, demonstration and explanation of powwow dance.

Biography

Don Barnaby is a First Nations Mi'gmaq from Listuguj, Quebec, located on the Restigouche River. He is a well-known traditional dancer, arena director and master of ceremonies on the powwow route. He has been dancing for over 29 years and has performed in many major productions for APTN and various television shows and films.

He has been invited to speak at various educational institutions, from elementary schools to Harvard University. He is very knowledgeable about the history of indigenous dance, ceremonies and traditions.

He has also been invited to speak at various schools and conventions about addiction recovery and how Native traditions and the Red Trail have allowed him to live drug and alcohol free for over 25 years. He especially enjoys sharing his personal recovery journey and how he got to where he is today.

He is married with 3 children and 2 grandchildren, all of whom are traditional dancers, and with his wife he owns and runs his own line of custom clothing for traditional and social events, all handmade, Healing Stitches (See information at bottom of page).

Biography

Don Barnaby is a First Nations Mi’gmaq from Listuguj, Quebec, located on the Restigouche River. He is a well known traditional dancer, arena director and emcee on the powwow trail. He’s been dancing for over 29 years and has performed in many large productions for APTN and various tv shows and movies.

He has been asked to speak at various learning institutions from elementary schools to Harvard university. He is very knowledgeable in the history of dance and indigenous and ceremonies traditions.

He also has been asked to speak to various schools and conventions on recovery from addictions and how he returned to the old ways to live a new way with no drugs and alcohol in his life over 25 years ago. He especially likes sharing his personal journey of recovery and how he got to where he is today.

He is married with 3 kids and 2 grandchildren, who are all traditional dancers, and with his wife, own and operate their own custom clothing line for traditional and social events all done by hand, Healing Stitches" ( See informations at the bottom of the page).