KAMAMOOSHKAMING SAGIIWEHWINING
INDIGENOUS MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL
Sankofa Square
May 30 – 31, 2025
On May 30 and 31, 2025, the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund and our partners Canada’s Music Incubator and Sankofa Square, hosted Kamamooshkaming Sagiiwehwining – a FREE Indigenous music and arts festival in downtown Toronto.
Honouring the start of Indigenous History Month, this two-day festival featured performances, workshops, an artisan market, and historical and cultural presentations with Indigenous Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and creators. While commemorating the legacies of Gord Downie and Chanie Wenjack, the festival celebrated Indigenous artists, music, and meaningful actions toward reconciliation.
Kamamooshkaming (kah-ma-moosh-ka-ming) Sagiiwehwining (sah-gee-way-winning) means “coming together in a good way.” Just as Indigenous people and communities have done since time immemorial, the festival brought together individuals – from artists and musicians to students and educators – to collaborate, celebrate, and build community.
ARTISTS
SNOTTY NOSE REZ KIDS ⧫ AYSANABEE
TIA WOOD ⧫ SEBASTIAN GASKIN ⧫ DRIVES THE COMMON MAN
JULIAN TAYLOR ⧫ SHAWNEE KISH
REUBEN AND THE BULLHORN SINGERS
THEA MAY ⧫ DJ CLASSIC ROOTS ⧫ NOELLE ⧫ ILA BARKER
WITH HOST THELAND KICKNOSWAY
ARTISAN MARKET VENDORS & BOOTHS
⧫ Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund ⧫ 2-Spirited People of the 1st Nations ⧫ Indigenous Climate Action ⧫ Harmony Movement with Behdahbuhn Logan Publishing, ENAGB Indigenous Youth Agency and Concrete Warriors ⧫ Miskwaadesi Studio ⧫ Mohawk Soda ⧫ Sunfish ⧫ Juicy J’s Lemonade ⧫ Pacha Indigenous Art Collection ⧫ Pre & Peri ⧫ Neechi by Nature ⧫ Indigenous Bijoux ⧫ Little Wiggly Art ⧫ Riksworks ⧫ Peter Bighetty Art ⧫ Beadwork by Nancy and Family ⧫ Nish Bish Designs ⧫ Patrick Hunter Art ⧫ Raven House ⧫ makesomething.k
LISTEN TO THE FESTIVAL PLAYLIST ON SPOTIFY
MIIGWETCH TO OUR EVENT PARTNERS
This project is funded by the Government of Canada through the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario (FedDev Ontario).
