Welcome To Our Site !

Welcome to the official site of The Wazhashk Native Performers. This site will feature information about the Wazhashk Native Performance. We will get to know the performers in depth, see pictures, tours locations, and listen/buy their music via the web and so on. The Wazhashk Native Performers welcomes you to their site. We hope you enjoy your tour of our site.

Background Information

The Wazhashk Native Performers come from a small "Indian" reservation called Naicatchewenin First Nation in Northwestern Ontario, Canada. The size of the reserve amounts to 1501.8 hectares. Here is a satellite Pic that we found on Google maps. It shows some details about the reserve from up above.

This reserve is also known as "Northwest Bay" because of its geographical location, Northwest Bay of Rainy Lake.

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Our History

Well, they're many branches to our history beginning with the creator, our ancestors, the Ojibwe Nation,The Algonquin Language family, other nations and the deep impacts they play on how we live today! We (Kyle And I) are very fortunate to come from a very musical family background. My father (Louis Councillor) with his ojibwe songs and guitar, influenced us to perform. Both sides of our family are proud to have uncles that play the guitar and other musical instruments. We are grateful to have music in our blood as well as our mind, body, and soul. Kyle and I played guitar together quite a lot when we were younger,but stopped in adulthood. We both performed individually, Kyle with his native flute, guitar, and Myself (Orville) with the guitar.The past three years, we have been performing together at various events.We have intentions to perform all over "Turtle Island" (North America) and the world!

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The Wazhashk(Muskrat)

The word "Wazhashk" is an Ojibwe word which translates to "muskrat" in the english language. The significance of the muskrat has meaning to the Wazhashk Native Performers because it is their clan/dodem (An ojibwe word meaning clan), and is a main character in an old Naniboozhoo story (legend). For enquiries about the muskrat legend, please offer gifts and tobacco to our community elders. This is an old tradition that should and will be kept alive.

Click on the picture for a close up look.

Please check out our site and see what we are all about. We hope to perform for you in the near future.

From the Wazhashk Native Performers.

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