40. Masterclass with Monique Gray Smith

This is an in-person Youth Event. 

For full information about school group bookings, including subsidy information, please visit our Information for Teachers page.

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When Charlie’s Kohkom asks him what the best part of his school day was, he knows right away: Indigenous drum circle! In Kohkom’s First Drum, Kohkom tells him that not very long ago she was gifted her very first drum, at a ceremony for children who never returned home from residential schools. Taken from her family when she was very little because of something called the Sixties Scoop, she was raised by an adoptive white family, and only later learned what being Cree meant. Charlie teaches her a song, so they can play their drums together. This masterclass for young readers with acclaimed children’s author Monique Gray Smith will celebrate the activities that bring families and communities together, and encourage readers to treat others with compassion. 

Grades 3–6.  

​​Presented thanks to the generous support of the Pitfield Family in memory of Ebie Pitfield. 

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BOX OFFICE INFO

Please purchase enough tickets for your entire group, including all adults. 

Not booking for a school group? Please purchase a General admission ticket. All ages are welcome!

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ACCESSIBILITY INFO

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We do our best to make our events low-barrier, accessible experiences for our community. If you have accessibility needs, please reach out to boxoffice@writersfest.bc.ca, or call 778-658-0426.