On June 20-21, 2025, 2 Rivers Remix (2RMX) – in partnership with the Tŝideldel Nation – will present a FREE 2-day Movable Feast of contemporary Indigenous Music as part of the Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration in Tŝilhqot’in Territory at the breathtaking Bendziny Resort on Puntzi Lake, BC.
The weekend launches with a day of fun at Bendziny Resort on Friday, June 20. Attendees can enjoy a variety of workshops from 1 pm – 6 pm focused on music, healing and community, as well as Horseshoe and Lahal Tournaments.. Friday ends with a FREE community dinner and a live jam session featuring the workshop artists.
On Saturday June 21, Tŝideldel Movable Feast opens at 12 pm (noon) with a Welcoming Ceremony from the Tŝideldel Nation and Elders, as well as a special opening ceremony by Mexika-Tenochka artists Ana Cornejo and Leo Vara. The Festival continues with an incredibly talented line-up of diverse Indigenous artists, headlined by multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, two time 2024 JUNO Winner AYSANABEE (Oji-Cree) as well as 2025 JUNO award-winning, multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter and producer SEBASTIAN GASKIN (Tataskweyak Cree Nation). The all- Indigenous lineup also features: Resident Elder Artist and Inuvialuit folk-rock legend WILLIE THRASHER and Linda Saddleback, Secwepemc’s own Intergenerational healing roots-rhizome, hip-hop fusionists THE MELAWMEN COLLECTIVE, the deadliest Uncle band going BANNOCK DOGZ (Tŝilhqot’in), MYC SHARRATT (Ts’il Kaz Koh), and LORISSA SCRIVEN (Saulteau). The roster also includes an array of BC-based hip hop artists, such as RICH & BEKA (Tŝilhqot’in), SEKAWNEE (Squamish/Tla’amin, Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw/Tɫingit, Xaayda Nations), and HK AKA HIGHER KNOWLEDGE (Kuskatan/Collasayu) The festival will close with Anishinaabe/Métis/North African global bass weaver, producer and DJ, HANDSOME TIGER.
Everyone is welcome to this FREE celebration. “National Indigenous Peoples Day provides a great opportunity each year to not only celebrate Indigenous culture, and traditions but to also help people better understand our history.” – Meeka Morgan, 2 Rivers Remix Artistic Director
2RMX’s Indigenous music festival in Tŝideldel territory on Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) from 12 pm to 11:30 pm at Bendziny Lakeside Resort, 3904 Puntzi Lake Road, is FREE with pre-registration and will be live-streamed to promote accessibility. Everyone can witness this incredible Indigenous artistry.
Go to j21.2rmx.ca for FREE registration.
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