Yours Forever.
Here is what happens when Tribe of One comes to your school.
Submit an InquiryWe don't walk in with a lesson plan. We walk in with instruments and a question: what does your community want to say? We spend the first day building trust, getting to know the students, and finding the story that wants to become a song.
Students contribute lines, words, and ideas. We shape them into lyrics and melody. If an elder or language keeper is joining us, this is when their voice comes in. By the end of Day 3, the song exists.
The recording studio comes to the classroom. Students perform their parts, hear themselves played back, and refine until it sounds the way they want. We handle the technical side so they can focus on the music.
Students go behind the camera. We teach them to operate the gear, frame the shot, and capture what matters. By the end of the day, we have the footage for a professional music video.
We edit, mix, master, and deliver a finished song and video. The school and community have full rights to share, broadcast, and use it however they choose.
Most cultural programs leave behind a memory. We leave behind a song.
The song your students write this year will still be playing in that school in ten years. It will be sung at graduations. It will be the thing alumni remember. We've seen it happen in over 125 schools across Canada over more than two decades of doing this work.
And because students write it themselves, the song actually reflects who they are. Not who someone else thinks they are.
The program was especially valuable for my students who struggled with self-esteem, coping and communication. Sessions are engaging, comprehensive and supportive right from the first steps to the final stage.
Your workshops inspired our youth and helped feed their creative spirits, which will last a lifetime. What you leave behind is a warm memory and the desire to open the floodgates of our own creativity.
Residencies run one week and are available for fall, winter, and spring terms. We travel across Canada and work with schools in remote communities as well as urban centres.
Spots fill quickly, especially for fall term. If you're planning for the coming school year, the best time to reach out is now.
One week on-site, plus pre-visit planning call and post-visit delivery of finished song and video
We travel across Canada, including remote and northern communities. Travel costs are discussed during booking.
Funding is often available through Indigenous education authorities, provincial arts councils, and Truth and Reconciliation grants. We're happy to help identify sources.
We respond to all inquiries within one business day.
Whether you have a clear vision or just a feeling that your students deserve something like this, reach out. The first conversation costs nothing.