2023 National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrations Across Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day for everyone to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.  

There are many events taking place across Canada that celebrate the history, heritage, resilience, and diversity of Indigenous Peoples.

British Columbia:

Tsawwassen First Nation - National Indigenous Peoples Day Community Celebration

https://tsawwassenfirstnation.com/event/national-indigenous-peoples-day-community-celebration/

Celebrate the spirit of Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and Líl̓wat7úl at the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre (SLCC) to honour National Indigenous Peoples Day

https://slcc.ca/nipd/

Royal Roads University - Reconnecting Community and Celebrating Together

A warm invitation for a day of fun and community relations on the traditional Lands of the Lekwungen speaking ancestors and families from Songhees and Esquimalt Nations.

When: June 21, 10 am – 3 pm

Where: Royal Roads University, 2005 Sooke Road, Colwood https://www.royalroads.ca/NIPD2023

Indigenous Peoples’ Day – VAFCS

https://vafcs.org/nipd-2023

9 – 11 am, Pancake breakfast @ 1607 E. Hastings St.

11 – 12 pm, Friendship walk @ 1607 E. Hastings St.

12 – 5 pm, Entertainers/Vendors @ Grandview Park

Summer Solstice Celebration with Logan Staats:

https://fullcircle.ca/summer-solstice-celebration-with-logan-staats/ or reference the Full Circle 2023 Talking Stick Festival: https://fullcircle.ca/

Two Smudge Red Trail Collection:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/red-trail-collection-tickets-654491721357

Calgary

Aboriginal Awareness Week Calgary – June 18 to 24, 2023

https://www.aawc.ca/

Manitoba

The Children’s Museum is proud to offer complimentary general admission to Indigenous Peoples

Effective June 21, 2023, which corresponds with Indigenous Peoples Day

https://childrensmuseum.com/event/indigenous-peoples-day-2023

Ontario

Georgian Bay 20th Annual Traditional Pow Wow

https://www.gbnfc.com/traditional-pow-wow

Mississauga - National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration 2023

https://childslife.ca/event/national-indigenous-peoples-day-celebration-2023-2/

ADAAWE Day Trip to Pow Wow Pitch Summer Solstice

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/adaawe-day-trip-to-pow-wow-pitch-summer-solstice-tickets-648577852817

Prince Edward Island

Charlottetown – Nation Indigenous Peoples Day celebration

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=563681525963272&set=a.392094909788602