Royal Roads University will be celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day this week.
The event includes a traditional canoe landing protocol practice led by Songhees Nation Elder Butch Dick, a canoe challenge, traditional drumming, singing and dancing, childrenB次元官网网址檚 field games, traditional foods, craft workshops, artists, vendors and a traditional plant walk along Colwood Creek with Cowichan Nation Elder Kenneth Elliot.
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The celebration takes place on Thursday, June 21 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The canoe landing protocol practice begins at 10:30 on the shores of the Esquimalt Lagoon, followed by the canoe challenge.
Admission is free and parking is complimentary. A shuttle service will also be offered free of charge between festivities at SneqB次元官网网址檞a eB次元官网网址檒un (Blue Heron House) at Royal Roads and the Indigenous Perspective SocietyB次元官网网址檚 celebrations at the West Shore Parks and Recreation lower field, 1767 Island Hwy.
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