Professional musicians Brenda and DJ Hanson are reconnecting with their traditional territories and the communities within: the siblings and members of the Klahoose First Nation will be performing publicly for the Cortes community on Dec. 22 for a solstice event.
DJ shared how projects like Lovefest, Songwriters Circle and an upcoming private holiday series have been important to their reconnection with Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members and places.
“I don’t really think that there’s anything more, offering and giving, as when we share our hearts and minds together for an opportunity to play somewhere like the Lovefest.”
In addition to the community music connections this past summer, the duo are looking ahead to four private holiday gatherings with the Klahoose First Nation. The traditional territory and the actual residences of the Nation’s members reaches in all directions from Cortes Island, so holiday gatherings are also being hosted in Powell River, Campbell River and Auburn, Washington, to reach as many members as possible.
The Cortes performance will be held on Friday, Dec. 22, at Mansons Hall for the Solstice Coffeehouse.
To hear more about this time of reconnection, listen to the CKTZ News Update below:
