Brandon University is honoured to support National Indigenous Peoples Day 2019 in Brandon.

June 21^st will mark the 23^rd Anniversary of celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada.  This is a day for all Canadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.

On June 13^th, 1996 a Proclamation was signed honouring and celebrating First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples declaring June 21st of each year as National Aboriginal Day.

In Brandon, the celebration for National Indigenous Peoples Day will take place at the Riverbank Discovery Centre and Festival Park (545 Conservation Drive) between the hours of 12 – 8 PM.

Join us on June 21^st as we celebrate Aboriginal culture through music, displays, activities and ambiance.  Also included this year are Inuit performers, Tipi Village, Pow Wow demonstrations, Square Dancing, children’s activities, cultural artifact displays and a food tent.

A day of family fun featuring:

• an Interactive Tipi Village
• Kids Zone
• Pow Wow
• Artifact Displays
• Art Vendors

Stage Schedule & Entertainment

• 12:00 PM — Opening Ceremonies & Opening Prayers
• 12:30 PM — Sweet Medicine Singers
• 12:45 PM — Mitchell Mozdzen, Julianna Moore & Kate Reider
• 1:15 PM — CHOOM – Dennis Chartrand
• 2:00 PM — D-Town Steppers
• 2:45 PM — Inuit Drumming – Joachim Ayaruak
• 3:30 PM — Pow Wow Demonstration
• 5:00 PM— Grand Entry & Delegate Greetings
• 5:45 PM — D-Town Steppers
• 6:30 PM — Don Amero
• 8:00 PM — Closing Comments

Everyone welcome ! Please bring a lawn chair.

There will also be a free bus shuttle in place for the day of June 21^st with two bus stops in downtown Brandon located at 6^th Street and Princess Avenue and one at 15^th Street and Princess Avenue.  The bus shuttle will be doing loops every half hour from downtown Brandon to the Riverbank Discovery Centre from 11:30 AM – 8:30 PM.