Talking Stick Festival

04/04/2026

We’re deeply grateful to our community of artists, collaborators, and partners who uplift and champion Indigenous voices through the performing arts.

Your generosity, creativity, and commitment in supporting NDN Acts make this work possible—on stage, behind the scenes, and in our communities.

Thank you for being part of this journey.

03/29/2026

WORLD PREMIERE at The Cultch: On Native Land

APR 08–19, 2026
📍YORK THEATRE

A powerful new musical written and directed by Corey Payette, On Native Land follows the intersecting lives of a lawyer, a Chief, and a rising singer-songwriter in a moving story of identity, land, and love.

Centering urban Indigenous experiences, this sweeping production offers both solace and solidarity—grounded in tradition and carried by a contemporary score inspired by Broadway favourites like Company and Dear Evan Hansen.

🎟 Tickets available now: https://thecultch.com/event/on-native-land/



The Cultch
Corey Payette
Urban Ink

Experience the world premiere of On Native Land, a new musical by Corey Payette and a powerful tale of identity, land, and love. APR 08–19

03/26/2026

Book Launch: Tess’s Red Dress: Honouring Love and Family with Carolyn Roberts

🗓 Sunday, April 12 | 11 AM
📍 Massy Books (229 E Georgia St, Vancouver)

Join Massy Books & Medicine Wheel Publishing as they host St’at’imc and Sto:lo author Carolyn Roberts for the launch of Tess’s Red Dress: Honouring Love and Family.

This powerful children’s book shares a story of love, family, and remembrance in honour of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit People.

🎟 Free event! Register at: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/tesss-red-dress-honouring-love-and-family-with-carolyn-roberts-tickets-1983109581141?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=true

03/18/2026

Don't miss your chance to enter our Treasured Memories Contest!

Top 3 entries win!

Submit via our website: https://fullcircle.ca/2026-cultivating-kin-contest/

03/18/2026

🎭 Ten artists, five bold new works—NDN Acts is live this Friday!

🗓 Friday, March 20 · 7:00 PM
📍 Roundhouse Community Centre
🎟 Free

03/17/2026

Lighting the Next Fire

🗓 Sunday, March 22 · 4:00 PM onward�
📍 Second Beach
🎟 FREE - RSVP Required

Join us by the water to close the Talking Stick Festival with an evening of drumming, song, story exchange, and a community feast.

A gathering to celebrate, reflect, and come together in community.

RSVP: [email protected]

03/16/2026

Talking Stick Festival Presents: Night Shift: NDN Takeover

🗓 Friday, March 20 · 8:30 PM�
📍 Roundhouse Community Centre
�🎟 Free

An evening of progressive Indigenous sound featuring live performances by Edzi’u and Hayley Wallis, closing with a DJ set from DJ Kookum.

Electronic, soulful, and groove-driven music that gathers, uplifts, and celebrates contemporary Indigenous artists.

03/15/2026

Cultivating Kin

🗓 Saturday, March 21 · 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM�
📍 SFU Woodward’s
�🎟 FREE - RSVP Required

An intimate gathering for artists, culture workers, and community centered on restoring right relations in our creative practices.

Grounded in the 5Rs - respect, relationality, responsibility, relevancy, and reciprocity, the day invites dialogue, embodied practice, and collective reflection rooted in Indigenous and diasporic worldviews.

RSVP to [email protected]

03/13/2026

Talking Stick Festival presents: NDN Acts

🗓 March 20 · 7 PM
📍 Roundhouse Community Centre
🎟 Free

NDN Acts opens the Talking Stick Festival with six brand-new works by Indigenous artists, curated by Lisa Cooke Ravensbergen.

Created across disciplines and shared publicly for the first time, these collaborations respond to this year’s theme, Cultivating Kin.

Expect theatre, film, music, dance, comedy, and performance art in one dynamic evening celebrating twelve Indigenous artists creating together.

03/11/2026

AMBIENT/ETC – OUTDOOR EDITION 002

Presented by Low Indigo & Chaythoos A-Frame 🌿

Sunday, March 22 · 2–6pm
📍 Ceperley Park
💚 Free / By Donation

An afternoon of live ambient music, plant knowledge, and nature listening to celebrate the first day of spring.

Featuring:
• Matthew Cardinal – live hardware set (Edmonton)
• Soloman Chiniquay & Daria Pasqua Whitestar – live hardware duo
• Cease Wyss – plant knowledge, live plant music & synthesis
• Michael Red – nature sounds & ambient dubbing
• Sharon Kallis – plant knowledge + hands-on activities

Bring blankets, snacks, and good community energy!

03/07/2026

The Treasured Memories Contest is now LIVE! 💌

In honour of this year’s theme Cultivating Kin, we invite you to share the story of a meaningful object in your life - a keepsake, heirloom, gift, or everyday item that carries memory and connection.

How to enter:
• Upload a photo of your object
• Write a short story (max 50 words) about its significance
• Submit the form with your contact details

Submissions will be featured on our website and at the event. The three stories with the most votes will win!

Submit your entry:
https://fullcircle.ca/2026-cultivating-kin-contest/