A showcase of northern culture and sport is set to tour five cities in Canada for the country's 150th birthday.

The Department of Canadian Heritage is donating $900,000 to the Our North project, which will tour Iqaluit, Yellowknife, Whitehorse, Vancouver, and Ottawa, inviting artists and athletes to visit schools.

Kim Winnicky, who's with Music Yukon — a non-profit society which is organizing the event — says the Our North event could feature music, poetry, dance, as well as Indigenous sports demonstrations.

She's urging people from Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut to apply to take part.

"People will have a chance to meet and chat with the artists and athletes and connect directly with the North," she said.

"The performances will reflect the diversity of the North: Indigenous, non-Indigenous, Francopone, elders and youth from all three territories."

The event is tied to the 150th anniversary of Canadian confederation — July 1, 2017 — and part of $210 million the federal government is dedicating to cultural projects across the country.

Specific dates for the Our North performance have yet to be announced.