Native Earth Performing Arts

Join Native Earth’s staff and Board of Directors for our Annual General Meeting!

📆 Friday, October 16th, 2026 @ 6pm

📍Giizis Studio (Minogitoon Workspace)
585 Dundas Street East #130

We are so excited to be back in person this year in Native Earth’s Minogitoon Workspace.

Join us as we discuss our previous season, and be the first to learn about our new Artistic Director!

The evening will include a performance from one of our season artists. Catering and refreshments will be provided!

If you are interested in attending, please fill out the RSVP Google Form below by Tuesday, October 13th.

RSVP link here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdsF2mREHjV1i_dTww_hKwWg060NIZLLh6zsBloP9-lFBILNQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=11265273750791842352

Native Earth Performing Arts is proud to honour our Indigenous kin through the art of storytelling. We continue to amplify Indigenous stories of truth, of hardship, of joy, beauty, and the challenges of existing here on Turtle Island.

On this National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we seek to remind our non-Indigenous allies and community members that your voices and your support are important.

We urge you to stand with us and hold those causing harm and inflicting violence upon Indigenous peoples accountable. May this day not only serve as a reminder of what has happened in Canada’s past, but also be an opportunity to do better, and be better today.

All Our Relations.
- Joelle Peters, NEPA Artistic Director

🧡 Featuring a photo from ’Ni Nagamoon’: A Carousel Players Indigenous Cultural Sharing, Created and Facilitated by Nicole Joy-Fraser. Tarp design credit: Carousel Players and Nicole Joy-Fraser

‘Ni Nagamoon’ starts tomorrow!
Join us in Regent Park for our first day of ‘Ni Nagamoon’ on Saturday, September 26th at 10AM & 4PM.

🎟️ WALK-INS WELCOME 🎟️

Ni Nagamoon is a First Nation cultural sharing created and performed by Niagara-based performing artist, Nicole Joy-Fraser. This intimate and interactive workshop is ideal for children ages 6-8.

For more info and registration, visit nativeearth.ca
Very limited tickets remaining for Sunday, September 27th @ 4pm.

🎟️Tickets are NOW ON SALE for WEESAGEECHAK BEGINS TO DANCE 🎟️

📆 November 19-29, 2026
📍Aki Studio, Minogitoon Workspace, and Bevy

Weesageechak Begins to Dance is Native Earth Performing Arts’ annual performing arts festival showcasing new works and works-in-development by Indigenous artists across Turtle Island and beyond. Now, in its 39th edition, eight Creators have been invited to develop and showcase new works that put Indigenous artists and their creative impulses at the forefront, shifting the expectations of Indigenous stories in the performing arts landscape.

Guided by this year’s festival theme of RESURGENCE, Weesageechak Begins to Dance 39 will run from November 19-29, 2026, celebrating the ever-urgent necessity for Indigenous storytelling in an inspirational and revitalizing gathering of stories, performances, conversations, and workshops.

Want to save money on festival tickets? Purchase our 3-Ticket Pass or 6-Ticket Pass to see festival presentations for only $10.00 each.

If you have any questions, please contact our Box Office at [email protected] or 416-531-1402.

Register NOW for ‘Ni Nagamoon’
A Carousel Players Indigenous Cultural Sharing

Registration is PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE!
Recommended for ages 6-8

BEST AVAILABILITY:
Saturday, September 26 at 10am
Saturday, September 26 at 4pm

ONLY 2 TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR:
Sunday, September 27 at 4pm

Ni Nagamoon is a First Nation cultural sharing created and performed by Niagara-based performing artist, Nicole Joy-Fraser. This intimate and interactive workshop is ideal for children ages 6-8.

For more info and registration, visit nativeearth.ca

Meet NICOLE JOY-FRASER, the Creator and Facilitator of ‘Ni Nagamoon’ 💛

Nicole Joy-Fraser is a Niagara based, Indigi-queer performing artist registered with Horse Lake First Nation in Northern Alberta. For over 20 years she has been storytelling for stage and screen, across Turtle Island and beyond, and has worked with many celebrated companies such as The Stratford Festival, The Shaw, Mirvish, Soulpepper, Theatre Aquarius, CBC, CBS, BBC and Telefilm.

As a proud Bear clan matriarch, Hand drum carrier and 60’s scoop witness, supporting each other through healing and the Indigenous arts continues to be a passion of hers and she is grateful to the Aniishnaabeg and Haudenosaunee communities that have been guiding her urban Indigenous reclamation.

Join us for ‘Ni Nagamoon’:A Carousel Players Indigenous Cultural Sharing
Saturday, September 26 @ 10am
Saturday, September 26 @ 4pm
Saturday, September 27 @ 4pm

🎟️ TICKETS ARE PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE 🎟️

Ni Nagamoon is a First Nation cultural sharing created and performed by Niagara-based performing artist, Nicole Joy-Fraser. This intimate and interactive workshop is ideal for children ages 6-8.

For more info and registration, visit nativeearth.ca

📢 Applications are open for Recommender Grants for Theatre Creators!
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We are happy to announce that we are once again accepting applications from Ontario-based emerging and established theatre and multidisciplinary Indigenous creators, artists, and collectives to develop new work.
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Submission Deadline: Friday, January 8, 2027, 1PM ET
More Details: nativeearth.ca/rgtc⁣ (linked in bio)

RGTC is supported by the Ontario Arts Council | Conseil des arts de l’Ontario

[Featuring photos from Weesageechak Begins to Dance 36 (2023), “Mischief” by Lisa Nason and “Savage is a Word in the English Dictionary” by Brefny Caribou. Both of their projects have previously received RGTC funding from Native Earth. Photos by Kate Dalton]

Coming Soon: Ni Nagamoon
A Carousel Players Indigenous Cultural Sharing
September 26-27, 2026
Created & Facilitated by Nicole Joy-Fraser

🎟️ TICKETS ARE PAY-WHAT-YOU-CHOOSE 🎟️

Ni Nagamoon is a First Nation cultural sharing created and performed by Niagara-based performing artist, Nicole Joy-Fraser. This intimate and interactive workshop is ideal for children ages 6-8.

These workshops have limited capacity, so make sure to register before they fill up!

For more info and registration, visit nativeearth.ca
Visual art by Sue Todd (Originally for Carousel Players Production)

EARLY BIRD BUNDLE ends on SEPTEMBER 10th!

In celebration of our 44th season, book your tickets to our 26/27 productions for only $44!

The Early Bird Bundle gets you one ticket to a highly-anticipated Canadian Premiere (Haunted by Tara Moses) and an award-winning international solo show (Sorry For Your Loss by Cian Parker).

By purchasing an Early Bird Bundle, you also unlock early access to booking your tickets to Weesageechak Begins to Dance 39!

Only a few bundle tickets remaining, get yours TODAY!

Meet Native Earth’s 2026-2027 Season Artist: ⭐️MARIAH ALEXANDER ⭐️
Artist Bio: My name is Mariah Alexander (Baashkooniingad Kwe, “Buds On The Tree Beginning To Open Woman”), and I am a mixed-Anishinaabe woman, and I am Sturgeon Clan from Walpole Island First Nation (Bkejwanong).

With a Bachelor of Arts Honours in Environmental Studies from Trent University and my work as an Indigenous Community Educator, I walk the space where academic knowledge and creativity meet. The land is my inspiration—its rivers, forests, and skies breathe life into my designs. I believe art and science are not separate worlds but kindred spirits, each deepening the other’s truth.

My creations range from Ojibwe designs to realistic portraits, brought to life by digital mediums or the classic beauty of pencil and paint. Through my work, I seek to express my emotions, forge connections to the natural world, and inspire others to follow the path of art with courage and heart.

You can follow my art at Mariah Alexander on Facebook, and Mariah Alexander on Instagram.