COMMUNITY EVENTS:
The Manito Ahbee Festival is moving to August!
The week long event will bring thousands of First Nations dancers, performers and musicians from across the world to Winnipeg! The celebration will take pace August 16-21, 2013. They’re moving from their regular November date to the sunny month of August.
The festival will host the Aboriginal Peoples Choice Music Awards, Indigenous Marketplace and Trade Show and International Competition Pow Wow at the MTS Centre. This year under the August sun they’re offering outdoor events at The Forks’ Oodena Circle and a Cultural Camp for youth.
Due to the new date of the festival, there are new timelines. Submissions are now open for the Aboriginal People’s Choice Music Awards.
Submission timelines are as follows:
Industry voting period- May 27-June 17
Nomination announcement- June 27
Public voting- June 27-July 19
Awards- August 2013
Artist can download submission entry forms at www.aboriginalpeopleschoice.com
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