By Northern Sport Culture and Recreation

Youth Selected for Northern Spirit Showcase

Dec 7, 2011 | 9:38 AM

ATHABASCA NORTHERN SPIRITS SHOWCASE PRINCE ALBERT – SK On November 18-20, 2011, eighty-eight youth participated in the 5th Annual Northern Spirits Workshop, held at the Senator Allen Bird Memorial Centre in Prince Albert. Northern Spirits is a music, arts and personal development program for northern Saskatchewan youth.

Participants aged 12-18 enjoyed three days of sessions including live band, introduction to broadcasting and MBC studio tour, introduction to iphotography, instrument clinics at Mosaic Studios for returning youth, a producer and stage manager/stage hands session, a session on bullying, how to be an emcee, as well as a special guest performance and presentation from Derek Miller!

It also included two “Open Stage/Mini-Concert” events on Friday and Saturday evenings – a chance for the northern youth to show their talents.

At the conclusion of the weekend, organizers made the difficult decisions choosing the youth to produce and perform their own Points Athabasca Northern Spirits Showcase on February 18th, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. at the Prince Albert Exhibition Centre, part of Voices of the North and the Prince Albert Winter Festival.

The forty youth participants for the 2012 Points Athabasca Northern Spirits Showcase are: Producer – Sekwun McKenzie (Mistawasis) Co-Emcees – Dora Corrigal (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Andrew Natomagan – and Set Design (Pinehouse) Singers/Performers – Margaret Bird (hand drummer – Air Ronge) Marcia Bird (hand drummer – Air Ronge) Aerial Charles (hand drummer – Air Ronge) Gina Roy (Beauval) Jordanna Toutsaint (Black Lake) Asagewin Carriere (Cumberland House) Nitanis Little (Debden) Gaylene Ballantyne (Deschambault Lake) Kelsey McIntyre (English River) Hailey Mercredi (Fond du Lac) Tristan Randhile (Fond du Lac) Peter Pische (Fond du Lac) Nicolas Gardiner – and Band Member (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Bernadette Wolfe (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Shandha Burns (Kinistino) Courtney Mercredi (La Loche) Dorianna Michel (Pelican Narrows) Cindy McKenzie (Stanley Mission) Shantelle St. Pierre (Wollaston Lake) Eric Clipping (Wollaston Lake) Musicians – Dene Adam (Fond du Lac) Ryan Desjarlais (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Andrew Daigneault (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Brady Desjarlais (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Joseph Kyplain (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Cody Kryzanowsky (La Loche) Karlen Janvier (La Loche) Cody Hansen (Stony Rapids) Stage Manager – Patrick Maurice (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Stage Hands – Tristen Blacklake (Prince Albert/Stony Rapids) Andy Powder (Prince Albert/Stony Rapids) Set Designers – Tanisha Bear (Sandy Bay) Jordan Desjarlais – and Stage Hand (Ile-a-la-Crosse) Alexander Natomagan (Pinehouse) Kaitlyn Charles (Prince Albert) Northern Spirits Alumni Special Guests – Tristen Durocher (Air Ronge) Allison Strong (Prince Albert/Stony Rapids)

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The youth will be mentored by Voices of the North in all aspects of producing and performing at the showcase.

The Northern Spirits Program is made possible by the following four partners: Northern Sport, Culture and Recreation District (NSCRD); Musqua Entertainment (Voices of the North); Missinipi Broadcasting Corporation (MBC); and Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC) as well as Meadow Lake Tribal Council who is also part of the Northern Spirits Committee. Thank you to the sponsors of Northern Spirits: Title sponsor Points Athabasca ($40,000); SaskCulture ($50,000); IPOD Sponsors: Transwest Air for 50% off flights for the workshop and showcase (approximately $; CD Sponsors: Cameco, Areva, and Northern Lights School Division #113 ($5000 each); Record Sponsors: Pronto Airways (approximately $2000 in flights for the workshop), SaskEnergy ($1500), and P.A. Northern Bus Lines (use of two vans for the workshop), and finally to the northern communities who supported their youth to participate in the workshop.