Iniskim is an immersive, puppet-lantern, performance experience that lives upon the land in the area of Treaty 7, near to where the Blackfoot peoples call Mohkinstsis – which is now known also as Calgary, AB. The performance celebrates the reintegration of Bison into the natural ecosystem of Banff National Park, our country’s premiere National Park. It shares the inspiration of Canadian artists – both First Nations and non-First Nations people – together with local communities within the vicinity, embracing people of all ages, to remind us of what it means to be alive and in concert with one of the greatest gifts that we have – our robust and healthy natural world.
Iniskim was performed for a live audience on Saturday, October 3, 2020 in Calgary, AB. This live performance adheres to the health and safety guidelines of the region in which it was recorded.
- - -
Produced by the Canadian Academy of Mask and Puppetry with additional assistance by Bison Belong, Parks Canada, Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Contemporary Calgary, Leighton Art Centre and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
Performed at the Leighton Arts Centre, Alberta.
Core Creative Team: Amethyst First Rider, Troy Emery Twigg, David Lane, Nan Balkwill, Peter Balkwill
Guiding Elders: Tom Crane Bear, Raymond Many Bears, Patrick Twigg, Beverly Hungry Wolf, Peter Weasel Moccasin
Additional Guidance: Leroy Little Bear
Napi: Troy Emery Twigg
Drummers, Singers: Anders Hunter, Cato Hunter, Rod Hunter, Chris Pegram
5:10
5:21
5:23
6:24
5:24
5:30
3:43
5:41
6:56
5:45
7:54
6:37
