National Indigenous People's Day Celebrations

Indigenous Education and Community Connections

A warm invitation for a day of fun and community relations on the traditional lands of the Lekwungen Peoples, the Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.

National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrations:

• Welcome ceremony, traditional welcome and opening remarks
• Lekwungen Traditional Dancers and singers performance
• Traditional canoe landing protocol practice on the shore of the Esquimalt Lagoon led by Lekwungen (Songhees) Nation Elder Butch Dick
• Children’s field games
• Children's craft tent
• Frybread station
• Food trucks (food & beverages for purchase)
• Vendors market, partner displays and more!
• Traditional plant walks on Charlie's Trail along Colwood Creek with Cowichan Elder Kenneth Elliott
• Closing ceremony

Schedule of events and event map coming soon!