# Native Earth Performing Arts > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/native-earth-performing-arts - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/native-earth-performing-arts.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/native-earth-performing-arts/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://nativeearth.ca - **Slug:** native-earth-performing-arts - **Categories:** media-entertainment ## Overview - **Tagline:** Canada’s oldest professional Indigenous theatre company, developing, producing, and presenting contemporary Indigenous performance and storytelling. Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Description:** Native Earth Performing Arts is a Canadian Indigenous performing arts organization that develops, produces, and presents theatre, dance, multidisciplinary art, festivals, and other Indigenous artistic expressions. It supports Indigenous creators through artistic development, mentorship, apprenticeships, internships, and community engagement. Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 ## Identity - **Mission:** To nurture Indigenous storytelling and develop, produce, and present Indigenous art while championing Indigenous talent and artistic expression. Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Founders & leadership:** Joelle Peters is listed as Artistic Director and Himanshu Sitlani as Managing Director. The Board of Directors includes Migiziw (Bob) Crawford, President; Georgia Quartaro, Vice-President/Treasurer; Jacqueline Nunes, Secretary; Chloë Crawford; Heather Lash; Connie Johnston; and Breena Johnson. The homepage also reports an announcement naming Philip Jonah Logan Geller as a new Artistic Director. Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Website:** https://nativeearth.ca Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Voice & tone:** Values-based, community-oriented, Indigenous-centred, reflective, respectful, and celebratory. Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides platforms, resources, development opportunities, and performance spaces for Indigenous artists and stories that are underrepresented on stage, while fostering Indigenous artistic communities and connecting audiences with Indigenous cultural expression. Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Core capabilities:** - Developing new Indigenous theatre, dance, and multidisciplinary works - Producing and presenting professional Indigenous performances - Operating the annual Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival - Providing artist development, mentorship, apprenticeships, and internships - Supporting Indigenous playwrights and works-in-development - Community building and engagement - Championing Indigenous artistic expression and storytelling Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Products / SKUs:** - Stage productions in theatre, dance, and multidisciplinary art - Weesageechak Begins to Dance festival - Indigenous artist development and mentorship programs - New script and work development - Apprenticeships and internships - Staged readings and festival programming - Community and cultural events Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Arts, culture, theatre, and performing arts Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer base:** Indigenous artists and creators, emerging and established performing artists, Indigenous communities, cultural communities, and audiences for Indigenous performance. Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Use cases:** - Developing and workshopping new Indigenous plays and performance works - Presenting Indigenous theatre, dance, and multidisciplinary productions - Providing mentorship, apprenticeships, internships, and artist opportunities - Showcasing Indigenous playwrights and works-in-development - Celebrating 2-Spirit and Indigiqueer artists - Building community through festivals, staged readings, and cultural programming Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer outcomes:** - Over 100 new dance and theatre works developed through the Weesageechak Festival since 1989 - Indigenous creators receive development opportunities, mentorship, artist fees, and production support - Indigenous stories and artistic expressions reach audiences nationally and internationally - Indigenous artistic legacies are celebrated and works rarely platformed on stage are showcased - A vibrant creative community is fostered through theatre, dance, and mentorship Source: Brand's website (https://nativeearth.ca) · 2026-11-07 Page last updated 2026-11-07. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. 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