Indigenous Touring Program

Building Strong Connections with Indigenous Communities Across Manitoba with our Indigenous Touring Program.

We are proud to continue our mission of delivering diverse arts programming to rural Manitoba. Our tour highlights two talented Indigenous artists from the Emerging Artist Mentorship Program (touring and Showcasing Program), who perform and receive guidance from a professional touring artist.

Each event features a 30-45 minute performance at the local school, preceded by an engaging arts activity, giving community members a chance to participate in a unique cultural experience.

 

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About the 2025 Tour

Strengthening relationships with Indigenous peoples throughout Manitoba.

To continue our goal of providing diverse programming for rural Manitoba communities, Manitoba Arts Network (MAN) is excited to introduce Nelson Little as the touring artist scheduled for 2025.

MB Recording Artist Nelson Little is based out of Portage la Prairie and is a 3x MCMA award winner.

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Community Outreach & Audience Engagement

Nelson Little will offer each community a participatory arts activity (youth music class, masterclass, pre-concert talk to the audience, songwriting workshop, etc.) before each concert.

Past Touring Artist

The 2024 featured artist will be Anishinaabe country singer Gator Beaulieu from Sandy Bay Ojibway First Nation and Ebb and Flow First Nation. We are so proud of Beaulieu’s success being a 2019 Indigenous emerging artist mentorship program alumni.

Our Funders

Thank you to our generous sponsors & partners 

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Book a Concert

For Indigenous communities; contact Rhonda Head, Indigenous Program Coordinator: email