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G̱amksimoon (meaning "waterspout" or "sea tornado") is a fuzz-driven Ts'msyen rock project lead by Wil Uks Batsga G̱alaaw (Jeremy Pahl), hailing from the Gitga'at First Nation on BC's Northwest Coast. With lyrics sung entirely in the Sm'algya̱x language, the sound is raw, high energy, and intense, much like the weather phenomena the name is derived from. Blending old-school punk and doom riffing with pre-contact Ts'msyen vocal melodies and rhythms, the trio brings a raw, high-energy, head-banging performance to the stage that will surely leave your neck feeling sore the next day.

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HQ: 4 Clift’s Baird's Cove, St. John's, NL 

Mailing: PO Box 1052, STN C, St. John's, NL , A1C 5M5

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We respectfully acknowledge the land on which we gather as the ancestral homelands of the Beothuk, whose culture has now been erased forever. We also acknowledge the island of Ktaqmkuk (Newfoundland) as the unceded, traditional territory of the Beothuk and the Mi'kmaq. And we acknowledge Labrador as the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Innu of Nitassinan, the Inuit of Nunatsiavut, and the Inuit of NunatuKavut. We recognize all First Peoples who were here before us, those who live with us now, and the seven generations to come. As First Peoples have done since time immemorial, we strive to be responsible stewards of the land and to respect the cultures, ceremonies, and traditions of all who call it home. As we open our hearts and minds to the past, we commit ourselves to working in a spirit of truth and reconciliation to make a better future for all.

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