2 Git Hayetsk Dancers at Heart of the City Festival 2010 in Vancouver.AVI

AN EVENING WITH THE GIT HAYETSK DANCERS

Wednesday October 27, 7:30pm
Carnegie Community Centre Theatre, 401 Main

Git Hayetsk in Sm'algyax (Tsimshian language) means "people of the copper shield." The copper shield is the most prestigious ceremonial object in Northwest Coast Native culture and can symbolize wealth, power, prestige, strength and peace. The Git Hayetsk Dancers take pride in the fact that only traditional hand-made regalia, masks, skin and box drums are used to perform their ancient and contemporary songs and dances. They continue to practice the artistry embodied by the copper shield as they live their lives in the area of Coast Salish territory. Led by Mike Dangeli and Mique'l Askren, the people of the copper shield sing the songs of their ancestors and create new songs, dances, drums, rattles, masks and regalia to reflect experiences of First Nations people today, www.vafcs.org.


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