Git Hayetsk: "People of the Copper Shield"

Git Hayetsk: "People of the Copper Shield" Lead in partnership by Mike and Mique'l Dangeli, Git Hayetsk is an internationally renowned Northwes The inspiration for our name is the copper shield.
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Git Hayetsk means the people of the copper shield in Sm’algyax which is spoken by the Nisga’a, Tsimshian, and Gitxsan Nations. Our dancers are bonded by their common ancestry to the Sm'algyak speaking peoples with distinctions in their family ties to the Haida, Tlingit, Haisla, and Musqueam Nations. Our home and ancestral villages are located in Southeast Alaska, Vancouver BC and along the coastli

ne of the Terrace-Prince Rupert area including the Nass and Skeena Rivers. It is the most prestigious form of ceremonial wealth among the Northern Nations of the Northwest Coast. Owned by only the most high status people in our culture, it is made out of hand-pounded copper ranging in size from several inches to 4 feet tall. Its standard composition represents an ancestral being with its ribs and backbone made prominent by the raised T-shape in the center. Of its many meanings, copper shields also symbolize wealth, prestige, power, strength, and peace. As our ancestors have since time immemorial, we bring out copper shield at our ceremonies today to assert our hereditary rights and privileges. Since 2003, we have shared our songs and dances at ceremonial and public events in urban and rural communities through Canada, the US, and abroad including British Columbia, Ontario, Manitoba, Alaska, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Ohio, Hawaii, Washington DC, Austria, Malaysia, Germany, and Japan. To book the Git Hayetsk Dancers or for further information please contact Group Leaders Mike & Mique'l Dangeli at [email protected] or (604) 836-9413.

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performance for the Indigenous Partnership Success Showcase 2024 Reconciliation in Action conference at the Vancouver Convention Center last Thursday.


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performance for annual FRAFCA’s Guiding Youth Home Gala, Friday, Nov 24, 2023

Nt’oyaxsn for the photos.

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@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @dance_your_fire for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #unceededcoastsalishterritories #vancouver #nationalindigenouspeoplesday @githayetsk @mikedangeli @miqueldangeli

@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @dance_your_fire for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #unceededcoastsalishterritories #vancouver #nationalindigenouspeoplesday @githayetsk @mikedangeli @miqueldangeli

@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @dance_your_fire for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #unceededcoastsalishterritories #vancouver #nationalindigenouspeoplesday @githayetsk @mikedangeli @miqueldangeli

@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @dance_your_fire for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #unceededcoastsalishterritories #vancouver #nationalindigenouspeoplesday @githayetsk @mikedangeli @miqueldangeli

@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @dance_your_fire for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #unceededcoastsalishterritories #vancouver #nationalindigenouspeoplesday @githayetsk @mikedangeli @miqueldangeli

@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @dance_your_fire for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #unceededcoastsalishterritories #vancouver #nationalindigenouspeoplesday @githayetsk @mikedangeli @miqueldangeli

@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @lisabobisssaaaa for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #downtowneastside #vancouver #unceededcoastsalishterritories #nationalindigenouspeoplesday

@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @lisabobisssaaaa for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #downtowneastside #vancouver #unceededcoastsalishterritories #nationalindigenouspeoplesday

@githayetsk performance on National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Downtown Eastside Woman’s Center Celebration@dewcvan Nt’oyaxsn @lisabobisssaaaa for sharing and taking this video so we could share it with you! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #downtowneastside #vancouver #unceededcoastsalishterritories #nationalindigenouspeoplesday

@githayetsk performance at Emily Carr for International Indigenous artist Gathering this week! Nt’oyaxsn @eercm for capturing this beautiful moment! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #emilycarruniversity #vancouver @nickdangeli @edziumusic @millsparnell @mikedangeli @miqueldangeli

@githayetsk performance at Emily Carr for International Indigenous artist Gathering this week! Nt’oyaxsn @sydneyfrances.p for capturing this beautiful moment! #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #emilycarruniversity #vancouver @nickdangeli @edziumusic @millsparnell @mikedangeli

Nt’oyaxsn Tanner Timothy @youngtotem for this video of @githayetsk performance at Coastal First Nations Dance Festival. #coastfirstnationsdancefestival #githayetsk #githayetskdancers

Nt’oyaxsn Tanner Timothy @youngtotem for this video of @githayetsk performance at Coastal First Nations Dance Festival. #coastfirstnationsdancefestival #githayetsk #githayetskdancers

Nt’oyaxsn @helemo for getting some of this at tonight’s @githayetsk performance in Burnaby. Hayetsk introduced our group before we started singing our “Behind the screen” song, I swear I heard him tel the audience “Nt’oyaxsn” (thank you). The rest of the performance he stood next to me singing. So proud of our Naddy! #hayetskdangeli #2yearsold #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #teamdangeli #startthemyoung #futuresongleader

Posted @withregram • @miqueldangeli Ḵ'ap sm luk'wil 'wiigyetga'nm na lip miilgm. Nah mootga g̱ag̱oodm nm hoya na gwismiilgm, ada wil sag̱ayt liimim ada g̱amiilgm. Sgüü mdm suwilaawksa Naddy sigyeeksa g̱oot ada akadi baast dziła lisa’yl liksgyigyedm gyet ‘niit. Luk’wil siip’ntu wil ha’lig̱oots Naddy ḵ'a̱m das 'nüüm nwil gwiniit'sntut nah wilaayt 'nüüm nawaalt da txa’nii goo gwa’a. ❤️🔥🙌🏽 (We have missed our dances very much. It healed our hearts today to wear our regalia and to sing and dance together. We need to teach Naddy to calm his heart and not to be afraid when other people watch us. I love that Naddy thinks that it’s only for us because it shows me that he knows all of this is ours. . . #teamdangeli #proudparents #hayetskdangeli #20monthsold #tsimshian #tsmsyen #githayetsk #smalgya̱x #smalgyax #firstnations #alasknative #indigenous #nisgaa #tlingit #tsetaut #indigenousmotherhood #dancefamily #mikedangeli #drdangeli #dancing

Posted @withregram • @miqueldangeli We finished our filming for @unbc Indigenous Initiatives program with a short @githayetsk performance next to our K’syen (Skeena River) ❤️Our Naddy is so used to @mikedangeli and I singing at home just for him that he was having a hard time sharing us 😍😆 ❤️ it’s been such a big week out of the bubble for him!! . Hayetsk makes me stronger in every way! Last time I carried him while danced my aamhalaayt (chief’s headdresses) he was 4-months old. Now he’s 20 months, 35 pounds, and 3.5 feet tall 💪🏽 . Gyik t’oyaxsut ‘nüüsm (thank you all again) UNBC for selecting to feature my Sm’algya̱x work, Mike’s carving, and our leadership of the Git Hayetsk ✊🏽🔥🙌🏽 . #teamdangeli #githayetsk #unbc #drdangeliunbc #mikedangeli #hayetskdangeli #firstnations #indigenous #alaskanative #dance #dancemoms #danceparents #tsimshian #nisgaa #tlingit #artists #educators

Git Hayetsk Box Drum Exit Song
Git Hayetsk Box Drum Exit Song

Haa Kusteeyí Inland Tlingit Celebration 2019 Carcross, Yukon This was our second time taking part in this wonderful celebration with our inland Tlingit relatives, we look forward to attending again. #haakusteeyi2019 #inlandtlingitcelebration #carcrossyukon #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #firstnationscanada #firstnationsdance

Git Hayetsk sing Dangeli Victory song
Git Hayetsk sing Dangeli Victory song

Haa Kusteeyí Inland Tlingit Celebration 2019 Carcross, Yukon This was our second time taking part in this wonderful celebration with our inland Tlingit relatives, we look forward to attending again. #haakusteeyi2019 #inlandtlingitcelebration #carcrossyukon #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #firstnationscanada #firstnationsdance

Git Hayetsk Raven Dance
Git Hayetsk Raven Dance

Haa Kusteeyí Inland Tlingit Celebration 2019 Carcross, Yukon This was our second time taking part in this wonderful celebration with our inland Tlingit relatives, we look forward to attending again. #haakusteeyi2019 #inlandtlingitcelebration #carcrossyukon #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #firstnationscanada #firstnationsdance

Git Hayetsk Peace Song
Git Hayetsk Peace Song

Haa Kusteeyí Inland Tlingit Celebration 2019 Carcross, Yukon This was our second time taking part in this wonderful celebration with our inland Tlingit relatives, we look forward to attending again. #haakusteeyi2019 #inlandtlingitcelebration #carcrossyukon #githayetsk #githayetskdancers #firstnationscanada #firstnationsdance

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