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Aanmitaagzi participating in Spiderwoman Theater’s Block Party Pow Wow

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Poster for Spiderwoman Theater's Block Party taking place on August 15, 2026.

Aanmitaagzi is very excited to be invited to participate in Spiderwoman Theater’s Block  Party Pow Wow taking place on DeGraw St in Brooklyn on August 15, 2026.

The first of several festivities honouring Spiderwoman Theater’s 50th Anniversary, the Block Party will be an afternoon of art, culture, heritage, and neighbourhood unity curated by Josephine Tarrant.

Spiderwoman Theater’s founders, the Miguel sisters, chose DeGraw Street between Court and Smith Streets to honour the vibrant Native community that called Boerum Hill, Red Hook, and Cobble Hill home in the 1930s through the ’50s, including Mohawks from Kahnewake and the Western tribes. In addition to their anniversary milestone, they’ll also be celebrating Spiderwoman Theater co-founder Gloria Miguel’s 100th birthday!

Spiderwoman is excited to host Indigenous artists like Aanmitaagzi, the SilverCloud Singers, and MC Louis Mofsie of the Thunderbird American Indian Dancers. They will also have neighbourhood vendors, speakers, and excerpts of Spiderwoman’s work including Muriel Tarrant’s ‘Tipi Tales from the Stoop’.

This event is free to the public, no reservations required!

Please visit Spiderwoman Theater’s website or Facebook page for more information.

Aanmitaagzi & ON THE EDGE Fringe team up for “First Draft”

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Documentation from the presentation of First Draft at Big Medicine Studio.

On August 11, 2026 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm, Aanmitaagzi Story Makers presented First Draft as part of ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival’s 2026 Duality program.

First Draft was a series of works-in-progress presentations by Aanmitaagzi Story Makers and the youth participants of their 2026 Summer Arts Program. Ranging from storytelling, spoken word, and singing to dance, shadow theatre, and improv, this informal night of sharing brought folks together for creativity, connection, and community. Artists from the Fringe festival were also invited to share a little about their shows, taking place at the Capitol Centre from August 12th – 16th.

Many thanks to everyone that came out to the event, and to the ON THE EDGE Fringe Festival for programming and supporting this presentation.

2026 Winter Workshops

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Aanmitaagzi is back with more community-engaged workshops for the 2026 winter season! The workshops are part of our current project, All My R(el)ations. Through sharing knowledge, remembering together, and celebrating the old ways we build our community through art.

All My R(el)ations is a multi-disciplinary dance project of gathering, reflecting, and dreaming. This multi-year project researches, develops, and creates art in, and around, relationality and resource capacity. How do we relate to ourselves and each other in times of scarcity? What actions have fractured our relationship to ourselves, each other, and the land? What actions give life to healthy thriving communities? All My R(el)ations seeks to re-establish ways in which we work well together.

This series of workshops will run from January 12 – April 30, 2026. They are free to attend and no experience is necessary. All ages are welcome except where noted.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE

MONDAY
Pow Wow Making & Jam Night with Darren Nakogee
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Pow wow singing and dancing for all abilities. Sing, dance, or work on your regalia projects. Join Darren Nakogee, Sid Bobb, and other artists as we celebrate together. This workshop is presented in partnership with Nipissing First Nation’s Walking Alongside Services.

Open Making Studio
6:00 – 8:00 pm
Weekly drop-in open studio making sessions. Bring your regalia, beadwork, knitting, painting, or other unfinished projects to work on, or start a new one!

WEDNESDAY
All Ages Multi-Arts with Sherry Guppy
3:30 – 5:30 pm  
A multi-arts drop-in class for artists of all ages. Materials will be provided, and activities will include painting, drawing, sewing, craft, and more!

Movement & Dance with Penny Couchie
6:30 – 8:00 pm
This dance class is aimed at exploring relationship to ourselves, each other, and our community. What are we moved by? How do we celebrate the diversity of our bodies and the multitude of ways we express ourselves?

THURSDAY
Elders’ Storytelling Luncheons
12:00 – 2:30 pm
This storytelling luncheon for elders is an opportunity to eat together and explore the care we had for one another: our families, community, and strangers. It is an opportunity to share stories of who we are in the face of adversity and who we hope to be. It is a call for a return to good relations with all.

If you’d like to find out more, please contact Sid or Penny at (705) 474-2227 or aanmitaagzi@gmail.com.

Winter Solstice Celebration December 18th

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A poster for the Winter Solstice Celebration at Big Medicine Studio on December 18th at 5 pm.

We’re hosting a Winter Solstice Celebration at Big Medicine Studio on December 18th from 5 – 8 pm. Join us for an evening of songs, stories, and celebration as we explore and share our multi-disciplinary arts project All My R(el)ations.

All My R(el)ations is a multi-year, inter-generational community-engaged arts project that explores and investigates historic Anishinaabe stories from this region through various artistic disciplines. Focusing on themes of hunger, feasting, sharing, celebration, culture, healing, and transformation, these stories range from the imagined to the personal, often including the lived experiences of the participants and artists.

Art pieces and stories developed during our fall community-engaged workshop series will be presented and refreshments will be served. Hope to see you there!

For more information, please contact Sid or Penny at (705) 474-2227 or aanmitaagzi@gmail.com. You can also check out our event page on Facebook.

House Concert on November 15th

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We’re hosting another House Concert and Open Mic session on Saturday, November 15th from 1 to 5 pm. We’ll start things off with Migizi Country (Dan Commanda, Dave Miner, and Leland Bell), and then the afternoon will continue with songs, stories, and spoken word performances from invited guests and audience members. Pre-registration is not required, but is appreciated if you plan on taking a turn at the mic. Light refreshments will be served and all are welcome.

For more information, or to sign up for the open mic session, please contact Sid Bobb at (705) 474-2227 or aanmitaagzi@gmail.com.