We are honoured to host special guests Karli Crowshoe, Daryl Kootenay and Stu Young. Join us for an evening of cultural learning featuring some incredible community leaders. We will celebrate the work of these amazing individuals as they share how their creative skills and talents in art, culture, sport and community foster empowerment, wellness and a sense of connection.
Photography by: Anna Szczur
Celebrate Indigenous People's History Month with us on Thurs, June 6th at 7:30pm by learning from some incredible community leaders and past and current Arc'teryx collaborators Karli Crowshoe, Daryl Kootenay and Stu Young. Learn from our speakers about the creative practices of beadwork, archery, dance and skateboarding and how they foster empowerment, leadership, wellness, community building and connection to place and people.
Karli Crowshoe is an accomplished artist and founder of the Chiefs Daughter creates one of a kind pieces using traditional beadwork. Stu Young is a co-founder of Cousins Skateboard Community an organization which uses skateboarding as a tool for youth empowerment and connection. Daryl Kootenay works with youth using traditional knowledge and practices of archery and dance to empower and connect youth through his work with Howl Experience and the Nakoda Youth Council.
.Our event will be hosted by Arc'teryx ambassador Adam Mertens and avid trail runner and community leader with Howl Experience based in the Bow Valley. We look forward to a night of learning, creative inspiration, music and refreshments!
Spots are limited please RSVP only if you can attend.
EVENT LOCATION
Arc'teryx 17th Avenue Calgary
815 17 Ave SW
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START TIME & DATE
Thursday June 6th, 7:30pm
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Karli Crowshoe is a Piikani woman, mother, ceremonialist and business owner of The Chief's Daughter. Crowshoe recently graduated from the University of Calgary with a Master of Business Management. Traditionally raised on the Piikani Nation, she grew up in ceremony and guided by her grandparents Reg and Rose Crowshoe. Karli holds many achievements close to her heart including having her beadwork displayed in museums, being published in magazines across North America for her company, and a recent recipient of The Queens II Platinum Jubilee Medal and Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship. Karli is a strong advocate for Indigenous women in the workforce, domestic violence survivors, and promotes a traditional way of life. Currently she works with EY as a Financial Business Advisor and sits on committees and boards for cultural advisory.
Photo by: Mike Tan
Stu Young, a Cree/Metis man from Ahtahkahkoop Cree Nation, is passionate about community building. He holds a Business Degree from the University of Alberta, and co-founded Cousins Skateboard Community to foster grassroots skateboarding programs. Since 2021, Cousins has reached over 1200 youth. Stu, an avid skateboarder for 25 years, lives in Medicine Hat with his wife Kayla and their children, Beckett and Eloise.
Cousins Skateboard Community partners with communities to bring skateboard parks to reserves and empowers youth to build communities around them."We believe youth require access to skateparks, but skateparks alone are not the answer. A skatepark is just concrete and angled cement that facilitates an activity. For us, the skatepark provides an opportunity to engage and empower the youth using skateboarding. It’s more about building a culture and community. The skatepark is secondary."
Photo by: Anna Szczur
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Daryl Kootenay is a traditional dancer, singer, artist, & indigenous rights activist from Mni Thni (Cold Water) reservation a part of the Iyarhe (Stoney) Nakoda Nation. Daryl currently is the Co-Director of the Howl Experience, a Co-founder of the Nakoda Youth Council & Co-Convener for the Mni Ki Wakan World Indigenous Peoples Decade of Water.
You can find Daryl advocating internationally as a part of the United Nations Global Indigenous Youth Caucus, or locally sharing & teaching his experience of land based learning & indigenous knowledge. Daryl loves to be outdoors practicing Archery, taking care of his horses & especially learning history of the land with his family.
Photo by: Anna Szczur
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