Sākihiwē Festival organizers ‘excited to reconnect with Indigenous families… but worried about the pandemic’ – Winnipeg Free Press
Aug. 6, 2021
Sākihiwē Festival organizers ‘excited to reconnect with Indigenous families… but worried about the pandemic’
Anticipation and anxiety are common emotions for music festival organizers before the first note is sung.
There are countless details to attend to — signing up sponsors, making sure stages and music equipment are set up correctly and creating a schedule for the performers — which are as crucial for a small event as they are for an extravaganza that brings in thousands of fans.
Throw in the uncertainty caused by a pandemic and Winnipeg’s smoky skies and the result has festival organizers tenser than a guitar string.
