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| Aboriginal Day Live Back for Third Consecutive Year |
| Posted
on Monday, June 08, 2009 - 06:52 PM |
Aboriginal Peoples Television Network (APTN) will stage its third annual Aboriginal Day Live celebration on Saturday, June 20, 2009 from dual venues in Winnipeg, Manitoba and Whitehorse, Yukon. An extraordinary lineup of talented Aboriginal artists will perform an evening of music, comedy and traditional dance during the broadcast, touted as Canada’s largest celebration of National Aboriginal Day.
Star of the Gemini-nominated APTN comedy, Fish Out of Water, writer/comedian Don Kelly will host the Winnipeg stage accompanied by some of the most famous names in Aboriginal entertainment, including Academy Award-winning Canadian First Nations musician, composer and educator, Buffy Ste. Marie, actor/rock musician George Leach, Aboriginal rap artist Joey Stylez, Tadoule Lake’s Sayisi Dene Drummers, progressive rock artists Eagle & Hawk, top-selling recording artists Brulé & the American Indian Rock Opera (AIRO), and Labrador’s Aboriginal Artist/Group of the Year, The Flummies.
The Whitehorse stage will be hosted by Olympian water polo player Waneek Horn-
Miller and comedian Ryan McMahon, creator of NCI FM radio host/character Clarence Two Toes. The Whitehorse stage will showcase an all-star musical line-up, including Juno award winning guitarist/singer/songwriter Derek Miller, Crystal Shawanda, star of the hit APTN series Crystal: Living the Dream, Best New Artist Juno nominee Kinnie Starr, master fiddler Donny Parenteau, the First Peoples Performance Group, celebrated guitar player Ed Peekeekoot, and Juno award winner for Best Aboriginal Recording, Jerry Alfred.
“APTN is proud to host Canada’s largest National Aboriginal Day celebration,” said Sky Bridges, APTN Director of Marketing. “This is a day to celebrate Aboriginal culture and identity, but also to recognize the significant contributions that First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples have made to the foundation of our country.”
The exclusive three-and-a-half hour Aboriginal Day Live 2009 celebration will air on
Saturday, June 20 at 9 pm ET on APTN East and APTN HD; 7 pm MT on APTN West; 8pm CT on APTN North.
On June 21st, as part of the National Aboriginal Day special programming schedule, APTN will feature an encore presentation of the 2009 National Aboriginal Achievement Awards and the APTN premiere (English version) of Elijah, a docu-drama about Elijah Harper, the Aboriginal politician from Manitoba who stood up against the Meech Lake Accord.
Aboriginal Solidarity Day was first called for in 1982 by the National Indian Brotherhood (Assembly of First Nations). The date of June 21st was chosen due to the cultural significance of the summer solstice, the first day of summer and longest day of the year.
National Aboriginal Day, now marking its 13th year, was designated by the federal
government in 1996 as a special day for all Canadians to celebrate the unique heritage, cultures and contributions of Aboriginal Peoples in Canada.
For more information please visit www.aboriginaldaylive.com
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