Winnipeg, Manitob,a CanadaMission Statement:In the spirit of its sacred site, the Manito Ahbee Festival is a gathering that celebrates Indigenous culture and heritage to unify, educate, and inspire.Vision Statement:Manito Ahbee is recognized as a leader in transforming relationships to share Indigenous culture and heritage with the world.The Manito Ahbee Festival is an initiative of the Manito Ahbee Festival Board of Governors.Hosted in Winnipeg, Manitob,a Canad,a the festival draws people from across Canada the United States and abroad. The impact of the festival reaches well beyond entertainment; it has communicated a very significant message the importance of celebrating Aboriginal culture.It arouses a far deeper understanding and powerful affirmation of Aboriginal cultural rebirth and renewal. It showcases the talents, gifts and abilities of Aboriginal artists from all nations. It is truly a celebration of Aboriginal music, arts, culture and heritage not seen before by the broader public through the many festival events
ABOUTJAZZ WINNIPEGJazz Winnipeg is a non-profit organization promoting the art of jazz through concert presentations and community outreach. As producers of the annual jazz festival, as well as concerts and workshops throughout the year, Jazz Winnipeg is a vibrant and essential organization, dedicated to the enrichment of Winnipeg's cultural community.MISSIONTo be a leader in furthering an appreciation of jazz music through presentation, promotion and outreach.VISIONThe organization's vision for the future of the organization:The jazz experience in Winnipeg will be the proliferation of jazz as an urban art form, not just an intellectual experience, but one that reaches out to a variety of communities and is built on shared experiences and efforts of artists, performers, schools, funders and audiences; it will be a synergistic cross pollination that furthers the intepretive and personal jazz experience where more than the music is happening. The organization and the Festival event will evolve and Jazz Winnipeg will be seen as a leader in jazz dissemination, in organizational governance, in drawing talent from many sources and in creating best practices in arts marketing and resource development