Indigenous Day Celebration at the Awen Gathering Place

 Event Details:  

• Time: 9:30 am until 12:30 pm
• Location: Awen' Gathering Place, Cedar Street behind McDonalds 
• Parking: FREE parking on Cedar Street, behind McDonalds. Cars are not permitted on the grass field.

We have Indigenous games run by Jennifer McFarlane (a local Metis woman.)

We are featuring musician Lisa Marie Naponse an Anishinaabe Kwe from Sudbury

We are also featuring two Inuit throat singers the Oolayou Duo - Janice and Evalyn

Visit our Indigenous Vendors:

• Wild and Glorious - Screen printed apparel and merchandise
• Spirit Daughter Beading - Handcrafted beadwork
• Trees of Life - Handcrafted merchandise
• The Soaring Quill - Wearable art, beauty products
• Opulence Apothecary - Handcrafted jewelry, body products, merchandise
• Designs by Bernita Sisters - Hand crafted beadwork and crafts
• Urban Inuit Identity Project - Orange T-shirts
• Roots and Ravens - Lotions and Apparel

The entertainment line-up:

• 9:30 - 10:00 am: Indigenous Games run by Jennifer McFarlane
• 10:00 am: Land Acknowledgement and Introduction to Lisa Marie Naponse.
• 10:10 - 10:45 am: Music by Lisa Marie Naponse, Anishinaabe Kwe from Sudbury.
• 10:45 - 11:00 am: Indigenous Games.
• 11:00 - 11:30 am: More Music by Lisa Marie Naponse.
• 11:30 am: Introduction to the Oolayou Mother-Daughter Duo.
• 11:35 am - 12:30 pm: Throat Singing by the Oolayou Duo, Janice and Evalyn.