Entertainment
Opening Reception – Tuesday, November 14
Entertainment: Young Creek Singers
The Young Creek Singers are from Toronto, Ontario and are from Ojibwe, Cree and Mohawk Nations. They have been together since early 2007. The Young Creek drum sings a northern and contemporary style of pow wow and have travelled to many pow wows and celebrations across Canada and the United States.
Banquet and Certified First Nations Health Manager (CFNHM) Convocation and
Presentation of the FNHMA-CFHI Excellence in First Nation Health Leadership Award – Wednesday, November 15
Pre-dinner Entertainment: Sacred Spirit Dancers
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After-dinner entertainment: Joel Johnson Blues Band
Joel Johnson is an award winning blues man from Six Nations Ontario Canada and he is one of Canada’s most electrifying guitarists. The Joel Johnson Band provides hard hitting blues fronted by his wailing guitar and solid vocals. A Maple Blues Awards nominee in 2015 for Best New Artist or Group, Canada’s national blues awards program. The Joel Johnson Band competed in the International Blues Challenge in 2015 and 2013 representing the Grand River Blues Society. He has shared the staged with some of the best in the blues world such as Bob Margolin from the Legendary Muddy Waters Band, Jack De Keyzer, Members from the Legendary Downchild Blues Band, Anthony Gomes, the late great Mel Brown, Jim McCardy of the Yardbirds along with many more. Joel plays a wide variety of high energetic style blues from swing, funk, rock and slide guitar blues.