Annual General Meeting, October 12 2023
Friday September 29, 2023
Dear Valued Community Members,
We are delighted to extend our warm invitation to the IRSSS 2023 Annual General Meeting, and we kindly request your support in sharing this invitation with our local First Nation bands and the broader community.
Your involvement and participation are greatly appreciated, as your support plays an integral role in making our AGM a truly inclusive and uplifting event.
Should you have any inquiries or require further information, please do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to assist and provide the answers you seek.
Thank you for your ongoing support, and we look forward to your presence at this meaningful gathering.
The event will feature performances from M’Girl.
M’Girl is an Urban Indigenous Women’s Ensemble with songs that span across Turtle Island. M’Girl has been around since 2005.
Renae Morriseau
Managed by Renae Morriseau from the Treaty 1 Territory she’s honoured to share songs she composed and have been gifted through ceremony and community engagement in theatre, music and storytelling.
Cheri Maracle
Cheri Maracle began with handdrum music, and was part of the group Tiyoweh, for years, before launching her own music career. She has penned two original music albums, Closer to Home, and If I Am Water before recording a Jazz album, Ache of Love. All can be found on iTunes.
Kelsey Wavey
Kelsey Kanatan Wavey (they/them) is a theatre creator and music lover currently based in so-called Vancouver, from Treaty 1 Winnipeg, a member of Tataskweyak Cree Nation. Kelsey attended Studio 58, to study acting and has been working as an actor since graduation, but is also a playwright, director and associate producer at Savage Society. Kelsey has always loved singing, and is looking forward to sharing more music with M’girl in the future!
Murray Porter
Murray Porter – JUNO Award Winner
Soulful Blues Piano Man
Blues Man Murray Porter’s music career has taken him all over the world for the last 40 years. He’s a proud Mohawk man from Six Nations of the Grand River Territory in southern Ontario, who now lives on Squamish Nation unceded territory in North Vancouver, British Columbia.
Whether he is playing an intimate venue for local blues fans, as a solo, duo, trio or with a four-piece band, or on a festival stage to thousands of music aficionados, Porter’s love of performing comes across clear and strong. He has been compared to Dr. John, Joe Cocker and even Elton John! Robbie Robertson has called Porter “a master bluesman.” He captivates audiences wherever he performs and makes new fans…and they never leave his show disappointed.
Warm regards,
Angela White, Executive Director of Indian Residential School Survivors Society