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TOP EXECUTIVE CONTACT INFORMATION:
Lisa Meeches
lisa@eaglevision.ca
204.956.1849
NUMBER OF YEARS FESTIVAL
OR EVENT HAS BEEN PRODUCED:
Started in 2005, 13 years
EVENT DATES:
5 days in May
PRIMARY TARGET AUDIENCE:
All community segments and
International visitors
RECURRENCE CYCLE:
Annually
ESTIMATED COMBINED
AGGREGATE ATTENDANCE:
About 25,000 in attendance, 2016
Manito Ahbee
Manito Ahbee is a celebration of Indigenous arts, culture,
and music featuring one of the largest Pow Wows in North
America, a marketplace and trade show, jigging and square
dance competition, the Indigenous Music Conference and
the Celebrate! Indigenous Music Concert!
The festival name 'Manito Ahbee' was gifted to the
festival through ceremony, and is named after the sacred
site, which is one of the most important and significant
traditional Indigenous gathering sites in all of Turtle Island
(North America). The Manito Ahbee sacred site is located
in the western Whiteshell area of Manitoba. Manito Ahbee,
an Ojibway word means, "Where the Creator sits." The site
is recognized and honoured by Indigenous peoples across
North America as a sacred place for all people. The name
of the province, Manitoba, is itself derived from the name of
this sacred site. The festival represents an opportunity for
Manitobans and visitors alike to experience the festival as a
celebration for all people. Manito Ahbee invites everyone,
uniting residents and visitors in the spirit of honouring
Indigenous culture and the seven sacred teachings: love,
respect, courage, honesty, wisdom, humility and truth.
