Beginning at 10:30AM with a ceremonial welcome canoe paddle to Victoria’s Inner Harbour and a parade of Nations.  Events happen outside the Royal Museum. This year’s program features more than 100 performers from across BC and around the world.  Champion hoop dancer Alex Wells and traditional dancing and a drum making demonstration by Randy Henry.  Smudge ceremony with Frank Antoine, Indigenous Arts Marketplace, Fry-bread, BBQ salmon, West Coast Clam Chowder from the Songhees Sea-food and Stream food truck.   

This is a free family friendly event, lunch will be served, prizes, entertainment (Elvis may be in the building), bouncy castles and artist vendor tables.

 

Organized in part by Surrounded by Cedar, the West Shore Indigenous People’s Day Festival is a free celebration for everyone on the West Shore.  Traditional singing, drumming and dancing, Indigenous foods and fun activities for everyone.

 

Starting at 10:00 AM, ceremony at 10:30 AM with Canoe challenges involving local FN’s, Colleges and Universities, field games, Indigenous crafts, field games and traditional foods, event ends at 3:00 PM.

Traditional games, and foods, and vendors for Aboriginal arts and crafts.

 

3555 4th Avenue, Port Alberni

Everyone welcome!  Traditional Feast, fashion show by Joyce Little, music, dance groups, entertainment, traditional craft vendors.