The Melawmen Collective was formed in 2009, with a vision to create connections between Indigenous People and others through stories, history, art and music. It’s aim is to create the space to bring perspectives together so that new collaborations can be created, as a praxis of building and bonding historical consciousness, together, through the freedom creativity brings and allows. The collective offers workshops and musical performances of their collaborative work from its main artists that have working together since 2007 {Meeka Morgan (Secwepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth), Rob Hall (Canadian), George Ignace ~ Geo (Secwepemc/Cree)}, and others (including Secwepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth youth Kiva Morgan-Hall, who has been involved since the beginning, at 7 years old). They work on identified themes together, create in the moment, record albums based on their current experience, and then share the journey of the Stories created through their workshops, and/or learn the tunes they created and enjoy the most for live performances with other musically talented friends and comrades that they share this journey with. They are based in Secwepemculucw, otherwise known as the southern interior of what is now known as BC. Biographies of The Melawmen Collective The Melawmen Collective is a contemporary Indigenous artistic & musical collaboration between artists from very different backgrounds and experiences. Cofounder Meeka Noelle Morgan (Vocals) is Secwepemc and Nuu-Chah-Nulth from the interior of what is now know as BC and Vancouver Island - and is a writer, educator, historian, workshop designer, facilitator, and has developed many Indigenous arts projects, many involving youth. Cofounder Rob Hall (Vocals, Guitar) is a long time BC musician and songwriter, founder of the Ghengis Gandhi’s, operates Alley’s End Studio in Ashcroft BC, and has facilitated and produced collaborative musical projects with Indigenous youth as well as other musical projects. George Ignace ~Geo aka The Voice ~, (Vocals, Beats) is Secwepemc and Cree, began working with Meeka and Rob in 2007 through projects as artist, facilitator and producer, and is a prolific wordsmith, a talented visual artist, and has collaborated on written published works, as well as other film projects, and practices his traditional culture through harvesting and processing his traditional foods. The three collaborate with many audiences, and have been regularly performing with Secwpepemc/Nuu-Chah-Nulth Indigenous youth Kiva Morgan-Hall (Vocals), now in his late teens, and who assists, facilitates and collaborates regularly with the collective. He is also a traditional dancer of his Indigenous nation, an avid skateboarder, surfer, who works on his traditional lands.