12 | NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY FRIDAY, JUNE 21
EVENTS
Left photo: Crowds gather for celebrations at The Forks. Middle photos from top: Visitors check out Parks Canada displays at The Forks; kids enjoy family- friendly events at the Manitoba Children’s Museum; festivities include teepee raising at Riding Mountain National Park. Right photo: The University of Manitoba bustles with events. Photos courtesy of Parks Canada, Manitoba Children’s Museum and University of Manitoba.
THURSDAY, JUNE 20: • University of Manitoba’s Bannatyne Campus – Events will be held at various locations from 7:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., including teepee construction and display, pipe ceremony, crafters’ and artists’ display, children’s story time, entertainment, feast and more. Everyone is welcome to attend. • MacKenzie Middle School in Dauphin (212 1 St. NE) – Free barbecue lunch from 11:30 to 1 for the public. Events are hosted in partnership with the Manitoba Metis Federation’s northwest region. FRIDAY, JUNE 21 • University of Manitoba’s Fort Garry Campus – Teach-in for Reconciliation sessions throughout the day from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 108 St. John’s College (Cross Commons Room) and Migizii Agamik (Bald Eagle Lodge). Sessions will
explore colonialism, resistance, identity, relationships and economic development in relation to reconciliation. All are welcome and there is no sign-up required. • University of Winnipeg campus – Events will be held from 9:30 to 11 a.m. in the green space between Leatherdale Hall and Riddell Hall. Dr. Lorena Fontaine will provide opening remarks, followed by Dr. Annette Trimbee. There will be a bannock breakfast and entertainment by Spence Tradition square dancers. • Freighthouse Community Centre (200 Isabel St.) – Celebrating Reconciliation event hosted by Immigration Partnership Winnipeg, Circles for Reconciliation and National Aboriginal Day Selkirk Ave Committee from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Free admission and free food are available at the event, which features a powwow exhibition at 1 p.m., live entertainment, children’s activities, arts and crafts, and career fair.
• Transcona Museum (141 Regent Ave. West) – Small talk on the topic “Highlights of the Transcona Museum’s Indigenous Collection,” which will mainly feature beadwork and quillwork. Also, there will be a Swampy Cree “N” Dialect language session led by summer program assistant Cassandra Gaudard. Events run from 1 to 4 p.m. • Manitoba Children’s Museum (45 Forks Market Rd.) – Attendees at this third-annual event can create a take- home craft, enjoy Indigenous cultural performances, help build a teepee and participate in story time. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is included in the price of general museum admission. • Riding Mountain National Park and Wasagaming – Celebrations start at 11 a.m. with the raising of a wigii-waam (teepee), and then Parks Canada will host a series of cultural activity stations in the Townsite of Wasagaming from 1 to 4 p.m.
• 1st Street NW in Dauphin – Event presented by Northwest Metis Council Inc. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. featuring entertainment, square dancer performances, free barbecue, door prizes, cultural display, kids’ activities and more.
• Riverbank Discovery Centre in Brandon (545 Conservation Dr.)
– Family-friendly event from noon to 8 p.m. featuring an interactive teepee village, kids’ zone, powwow, artifact displays, art vendors and entertainment, including a performance by Don Amero. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26: • Canadian Museum for Human Rights (85 Israel Asper Way) – Film screening of Indian Horse , which is an adaptation of Richard Wagamese’s award-winning novel, as part of the Indigenous Perspectives film series. The event runs from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Manitoba Teachers Society classrooms on Level 1.
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