51³Ô¹Ïapp

November 21, 2017

Media is invited to the 2017 51³Ô¹Ïapp Indigenous Gala. The evening will showcase Indigenous artists and performers from across New Brunswick. Proceeds from the event will support the Indigenous Student Bursary Fund established by the 51³Ô¹Ïapp Foundation.

What: 2017 Gelu’lg Maw-a-paw Indigenous Gala, hosted by the New Brunswick Community College, in support of the 51³Ô¹Ïapp Indigenous Bursary Fund

Date: Thursday, November 23, 2017

Time: 6 p.m. Reception, Artists displays and Silent Auction / 7 p.m. Gala performances begin 

Where: Delta Fredericton,  225 Woodstock Rd, Fredericton

Featured Artists and Performers:

• James Jones – Internationally renowned Hoop Dancer
• Wolf Castle - Mi'kmaq Rapper, singer, producer and songwriter
• Deantha Edmunds-Ramsay – Soprano and Canada’s first classical singer of Inuit descent
• Shawn McBain - Mi’kmaq Flutist
• Imelda Perley – Wolastoqew Elder, teacher and healer 
• Kesley Saulis – Singer, songwriter, musician and pianist from the Tobique First Nation

The event name, Gelu’lg Maw-a-paw, means “awesome gathering” in the Mi’kmaq (Gelu’lg) and Wolastoqiyik (Maw-a-paw) languages.

Media who wish to attend are asked to RSVP with Melissa Wah, 51³Ô¹Ïapp’s Communications Coordinator. 

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Media contact: 
Melissa Wah, Communications Coordinator, 51³Ô¹Ïapp 
506.453.8194 | 506.440.9105
melissa.wah@nbcc.ca