Wapikoni Mobile event at SAT

This is a wonderful project. We've seen them start 3 years ago, and we've seen their dedication for Aboriginal cultures. Since 2004, the Wapikoni Mobile has been travelling around 11 Aboriginal communities in remote areas of Quebec. A veritable herd of nomadic artists, Wapikoni Mobile has offered digital technology training to 650 young people from the Algonquin, Atikamekw, Cree, Innu and Mohawk nations. With both cultural and social ambitions, Wapikoni mobile offers these young people a new way of talking about and seeing the world.You are invited to join the Wapikoni Mobile team during a celebration of their 2007 achievements at a cocktail party version of its now traditional annual launch, presented for a fourth consecutive year at the FNC. On the menu: an evening that melds tradition and new technologies, featuring a sage purification ceremony, hip-hop and folk performances, and film screenings. Discover some 15 short films made by Aboriginal filmmakers who have travelled from far and wide to be here with you. Wapikoni Mobile is an initiative of filmmaker Manon Barbeau, in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada and in collaboration with Les productions des beaux jours.
Pictures show: Ghislain Picard (Regional Chief of Quebec and Labrador of Assembly of First Nations); Manon Barbeau and a group of trainees; and a traditional band from Pointe Bleue and Manawan.

All pictures of this post are © www.renaudkasma.com 2007.
BTW: if you haven't yet visited Renaud's Website, then now is the right time.