The Sundre Museum will celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day this weekend.
Executive Director Carrie Couch says they will have some special guests to go along with what they have on display at the Museum on Saturday, June 20th. Couch says “so we have the exhibits for Treaty 6 and Treaty 7, and then our Métis exhibit as well. Like I said Métis are coming to do full programming, and that programming starts at 11 in the morning along with Stoney Nakoda and they are bringing their programming as well for the public to enjoy. This is a free event so I do encourage you to come on by and meet the elders and see what they have to say, and share in their cultural experience.”
She says they are able to host tomorrow’s events thanks to the Celebrate Canada grant along with some FCSS Sundre funding together with partnerships with Greenwood Neighbourhood Place.
National Indigenous Peoples Day is celebrated on June 21st and it coincides with summer solstice. The longest day of the year is also a time of deep spiritual and cultural significance. Canada’s First Nations, Inuit, and Métis are honoured for their heritage and diversity all month long as June is National Indigenous History Month.
Listen to 96.5 The Ranch’s Community Hotline conversation with Carrie Couch.
