Today, on Good Medicine with Melissa Matheson Frost, member of Remembering Our Return Home, a scored, improvisational performance weaving spoken word poetry, dance, and found objects.
We chat about the Matriarchs Uprising Festival, which takes place from February 16th to 21st, 2026, in Vancouver, offering live performances, conversations, and community workshops at the Scotiabank Dance Centre and at Morrow. The festival also extends beyond the physical space through online offerings, including IndigiDance on Screen films and a virtual talking circle with the film artists. Tickets, festival passes, and full details are available at matriarchsuprising.com.
The Matriarchs Uprising Festival is a space created to uplift Indigenous women’s creative expression — a place where art, movement, and storytelling are not separate from healing, but deeply intertwined. It is a reminder that matriarchal spaces carry wisdom, tenderness, strength, and continuity, all at once.
In this episode, we explore the healing power of the this Festival, the role of art and movement in navigating grief and hope, and the importance of gathering in ways that honour Indigenous women’s voices, bodies, and lived experience.
Remember, teaching is also healing; Burdens are not meant to be carried by one person alone — they are to be shared; Just be human; and stay open-minded, like the youth, to all the possibilities around you.
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