National Aboriginal Day Celebration in Nanaimo

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Saturday, June 21st, 2014

National Aboriginal Day is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and M�tis peoples of Canada. The day was first celebrated in 1996.
The day of recognition came about after a series of calls for such a celebration. In 1982, the National Indian Brotherhood (now the Assembly of First Nations) called for the creation of a National Aboriginal Solidarity Day to be celebrated on June 21. Slightly more than a decade later in 1995, a national conference of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people chaired by Elijah Harper, titled The Sacred Assembly , called for a national holiday to celebrate the contributions of Aboriginal peoples to Canada. June 21 often coincides with the summer solstice. National Aboriginal Day is now part of a series of Celebrate Canada days, beginning with National Aboriginal Day and followed by the National Holiday of Quebec on June 24, Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27, and concluding with Canada Day on July 1.

Hosts for National Aboriginal Day � Nanaimo Mid Island Metis Nation Boys and Girls Club of Central Vancouver Island Nanaimo Aboriginal Centre

Schedule of Events
10:00 Event Begins, activities ongoing see activity list back page
10:15 Live Performances Begin (singers, dance, drum, jigging, acoustic guitar)
11:45 Grand Entry (wear your regalia, bring a drum and join in)
12:00 Ceremony, guest speakers including Mayor John Ruttan
12:30 Activities are ongoing until 2:00 PM
1:00 Black Powder Rifle demonstration

Live performances throughout the day!