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SUMMARY:A Cultural Braiding Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Presented by StART Festival and the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op Trade School \nCome learn how to braid and hear why braiding is important to Mi’kmaw and Black culture! \nA FREE workshop facilitated by Debbie Eisan and Martha Mutale. \nLOCATION: Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre\, 2158 Gottingen St. \nDebbie Eisan is an Ojibway Anishinabe kwe from Batchewana First Nation\, and was born in Sault Ste Marie\, Ontario. During her 36 year military career\, Debbie served numerous tours of duty\, highlighted by her involvement in the close out operation of the United Nations Base in Rwanda\, Africa. In 2004\, Eisan was the recipient of the National Aboriginal Women in Leadership Foundation Award of Distinction\, and in 2012\, she was presented the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal for her work in advocating and bringing Cultural awareness for Aboriginal people serving in the Canadian Forces.\n \nNow working as the community Events Planner at the Mi’kmaw native Friendship Centre in Halifax\, she organizes and plans a myraid of events that are of benefit to individuals and groups within the larger Halifax community. It is an extensive and growing list\, be it veterans\, the homeless\, seniors\, youth\, mothers\, fathers and students. Her reach also extends to those who are incarcerated\, bringing them culture and spirituality as well as traditional foods.\n \nDeb is a member of the Indigenous Council of Elders at Dalhousie University and a member of the Advisory Committee for care and Compassion to the Minister of Veterans Affairs. As a devoted wife\, mother and grandmother of five\, and a former board member of Indspire\, Deb believes that Indigenous youth must be given the chance of success through Education and maintaining connection to their grass roots. \nOriginally from Zambia\, Martha Mutale began performing poetry on 2007. She is a former 2016 Hali Slam participant\, event organizer\, former co-founder of Poets for Progress and was also a 4th Wall participant with the Michaelle Jean Foundation in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Martha was also a featured artist at this years StART Festival. \n————————–————————- \nPresented in partnership with \n \nThe Bus Stop Theatre Co-op – Trade School Workshop Series offers monthly workshops to enhance skills that make artistic production more accessible. Stay tuned for the next workshop announcement! \nThe Trade School Workshop Series is made possible thanks to the support of the Nova Scotia Department of Communties\, Culture and Heritage.  \n \n 
URL:https://busstoptheatre.coop/event/a-cultural-braiding-workshop/
LOCATION:Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre\, 2158 Gottingen St\, Halifax\, NS\, Canada
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X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=DESCRIPTION:Presented by StART Festival and the Bus Stop Theatre Co-op Trade School \nCome learn how to braid and hear why braiding is important to Mi’kmaw and Black culture! \nA FREE workshop facilitated by Debbie Eisan and Martha Mutale. \n Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre 2158 Gottingen St. \nDebbie Eisan is an Ojibway Anishinabe kwe from Batchewana First Nation and was born in Sault Ste Marie Ontario. During her 36 year military career Debbie served numerous tours of duty highlighted by her involvement in the close out operation of the United Nations Base in Rwanda Africa. In 2004 Eisan was the recipient of the National Aboriginal Women in Leadership Foundation Award of Distinction and in 2012 she was presented the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal for her work in advocating and bringing Cultural awareness for Aboriginal people serving in the Canadian Forces.\n \nNow working as the community Events Planner at the Mi’kmaw native Friendship Centre in Halifax she organizes and plans a myraid of events that are of benefit to individuals and groups within the larger Halifax community. It is an extensive and growing list be it veterans the homeless seniors youth mothers fathers and students. Her reach also extends to those who are incarcerated bringing them culture and spirituality as well as traditional foods.\n \nDeb is a member of the Indigenous Council of Elders at Dalhousie University and a member of the Advisory Committee for care and Compassion to the Minister of Veterans Affairs. As a devoted wife mother and grandmother of five and a former board member of Indspire Deb believes that Indigenous youth must be given the chance of success through Education and maintaining connection to their grass roots. \nOriginally from Zambia Martha Mutale began performing poetry on 2007. She is a former 2016 Hali Slam participant event organizer former co-founder of Poets for Progress and was also a 4th Wall participant with the Michaelle Jean Foundation in collaboration with the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia. Martha was also a featured artist at this years StART Festival. \n————————–————————- \nPresented in partnership with \n \nThe Bus Stop Theatre Co-op – Trade School Workshop Series offers monthly workshops to enhance skills that make artistic production more accessible. Stay tuned for the next workshop announcement! \nThe Trade School Workshop Series is made possible thanks to the support of the Nova Scotia Department of Communties Culture and Heritage.  \n \n ;X-APPLE-RADIUS=500;X-TITLE=2158 Gottingen St:geo:-63.5844187,44.6524138
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