Brown Town Muddy Water

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The main street strip in the 1960's and early 1970's fostered a unique social, political and cultural environment that is unique to Winnipeg. With the Urban Aboriginal movement in full swing, Indigenous people were moving fluidly between Winnipeg and the northern and rural communities of the surrounding area.

Many people were direct survivors of the Residential School system and the urban environment offered an alternative way of life that signaled different experiences and opportunities. The gatherings at the local clubs, hotels, and restaurants facilitated the camaraderie typically experienced through music, dance, and gatherings.

The C-Weed Band and other musicians like Billy Joe Green and the late Percy Tuesday shared these experiences alongside members of the Indigenous community of Winnipeg's main street. The articulation of resistance through music cultivated a crucial sense of familiarity and Brown Town Muddy Water is a testament to larger trends like resiliency. Join us as local music and memory reverberate throughout the decades!

 

Events:

Film screening. Professional Development - Garden City Collegiate, Seven Oaks School Division. Winnipeg MB. June 2, 2023.

Free streaming. The Winnipeg Film Group, Cinemateque, and The Safe at Home Manitoba grant. Winnipeg MB. February 1 - 14, 2021.

Classroom screening. HISTORY 1007: Indigenous History Since 1900: Racism, Resistance and Renewal with Dr. Mary Jane McCallum - University of Winnipeg. Winnipeg MB. March 6, 2019.

Classroom screening. HISTORY 1007: Indigenous History Since 1900: Racism, Resistance and Renewal with Dr. Mary Jane McCallum - University of Winnipeg. University of Winnipeg. Winnipeg MB. November 14, 2019.

Film screening. Yorkton Film Festival. Yorkton SK. May 28, 2016.

Film screening. National Canadian Film Day and Art for Lunch Program - Winnipeg Art Gallery. April 20, 2016.

Film screening. Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Fest. Winnipeg MB. November 21, 2015.

Film screening. American Indian Film Festival (40th Anniversary). San Francisco, California. November 10, 2015.

Film screening. Montréal First Peoples Festival/Présence Autochtone. Montreal QC. August 2, 2015.

Film screening. Gimli Film Festival. Gimli MB. July 24, 2015.

Film screening. "Onikaniwak: For Those Who Lead" University College of the North Summer Institute. Egg Lake MB. July 4, 2015.

Film screening. Aboriginal Day Celebrations - Winnipeg Aboriginal Film Fest. Winnipeg MB. June 19, 2015.

Film screening. 8th Annual Gimme Some Truth Film Festival. Winnipeg MB. May 28, 2015.

Film screening. Storytellers Film Festival. The Pas MB. March 21, 2015.