Regardless of what your background is or where your ancestors are from, you are invited to come for lunch on Monday at VeteranB次元官网网址檚 Memorial Park for LangfordB次元官网网址檚 first Aboriginal Day Festival.
B次元官网网址淭imes have changed. I am glad our communities are celebrating together,B次元官网网址� said Beecher Bay First Nation Chief Russ Chipps. B次元官网网址淲e have always been working together and now we are doing it publicly.B次元官网网址�
Entertainment at the festival includes First Nations dance groups, poetry, artisans and a dunk tank. A fundraiser barbeque, snow cones and silent auction will help generate funds for next yearB次元官网网址檚 festival.
B次元官网网址淲e wanted to host this festival so we can celebrate while building relationships and working together,B次元官网网址� said Linda Lucas, executive director of the Langford-based Indigenous Perspectives Society. B次元官网网址淲e canB次元官网网址檛 work in isolation, and celebrating with organizations of various backgrounds will strengthen us all.B次元官网网址�
Staff from the society came up with the festival idea and found partnering aboriginal organizations to help organize and execute the event.
B次元官网网址淲e are so happy to be a part of this festival and to be a part of Langford,B次元官网网址� said Kevin Albers, CEO of MB次元官网网址檃kola Group of Societies. B次元官网网址淢B次元官网网址檃kola provides housing to more than 100 families and elders in Langford and this is an exciting event for all of our tenants, staff and the rest of the Western communities.
B次元官网网址淢B次元官网网址檃kolaB次元官网网址檚 presence in Langford continues to increase as we relocate our provincial head offices from Victoria in early 2016,B次元官网网址� he added. B次元官网网址淐elebrating and acknowledging National Aboriginal Day where we live and work is important and meaningful to us all.B次元官网网址�
Other organizations partnering in the event include M茅tis Family and Community Social Services, Surrounded by Cedar Child and Family Services, Hulitan Family and Community Services Society, M茅tis Nation of Greater Victoria and Nil/tuo Child and Family Social Services.
B次元官网网址淭his is a day for all of Canada to celebrate and recognize the unique culture we have in Canada and here in Langford, too,B次元官网网址� said acting mayor Lillian Szpak, Langford council aboriginal liaison. B次元官网网址淚 am going and IB次元官网网址檓 looking forward to delicious food and great entertainment.B次元官网网址�
The Aboriginal Day Festival happens June 22 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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