Pow-Wow Fit | Nikita Kahpeaysewat

Pow-Wow Fit is a fitness class teaching traditional dance steps and concepts of Indigenous dance styles. Learn about the historical representations of each dance style while working on your cardio fitness. Led by Nikita Kahpeaysewat, a Plains Cree Iskwew (Plains Cree Woman) from the Moosomin First Nations in Treaty 6 Territory, Saskatchewan, she has been dancing Pow-Wow since the age of eight years old. Currently, Nikita is a Mount Royal University (MRU) student where has been teaching Pow-Wow Fit for the past two years. Empathy Week 2020 takes place June 1-7 and is officially proclaimed by the City of Calgary. Join us for an online experience this year via Zoom or Instagram Live. Check out the full program at: bit.ly/3cUseXg Empathy Week is by Humainologie, a non profit organization whose mission is “Spread Empathy. Increase inclusion. Reduce discrimination.” Empathy Week events seek to promote empathy, human connection and the recognition of our shared humanity.