Workshop 1

Indigenous Drum Making with Wahmahtig (Hilton) King

All Day Workshop | 10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Drum making is a powerful and connective moment in community. Wahmahtig (Hilton) King offers participants  instruction on creating their own drums, and are walked through the process of working with animal hides and wood to create their own drum. Drum making is considered a form of medicine in many Indigenous cultures. Participants l also receive drum teachings and songs that will be taught in Ojibwe and English.

Whahmahtig (Hilton) King, is a bi-cultural Indigenous social worker and Knowledge Keeper/Elder. Hi is Ojibway originally from Wasauksing First Nation on Georgian Bay.