Fort Edmonton Park to debut Stories on the Hills

March 10, 2016. Folk Lordz and Fort Edmonton Park will be presenting the first ever Stories on the Hills, which focus on the traditions of the Cree, Blackfoot, Nakota and Métis people. These will be shared through a variety of traditionally-inspired contemporary performances in live music, traditional dancing, an improv spectacle, and a live painting on stage. "The Indigenous peoples of this area lived and breathed the land in a way we today don't often recognize. Stories on the Hills helps us define ourselves as Edmontonians in a greater and more meaningful way and help further decolonize this space and re-gain the connection once had by the people of Beaver Hills,” said Todd Houseman, of Folk Lordz. The event, taking place March 16 at the Capitol Theatre at Fort Edmonton Park, will open with a welcoming prayer from Samson Cree Nation Elder Jerry Saddleback Sr., followed by a story from Treaty 6 Grand Chief Tony Alexis, of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation. Singing, dancing live-painting and storytelling will fill the rest of the evening.