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We Are Strong.

A celebration of Indigenous Culture

A step towards Reconciliaction

Join us for an immersive celebration of culture, history, diversity, and inclusion.

Take part in two days of events, including:

  • Indigenous Artisans Market

  • Halq’eméylem lessons for kids and adults

  • Panel on Truth and Reconciliation

  • Activities for kids

  • Performances

  • Workshops (Registration Required)

  • Food

All events are free to attend. Activities taking place in Downtown Hope. View the Schedule of Events for the most up-to-date information.

Cultural Workshops

Learn more about the free interactive cultural workshops for all to attend by clicking the + below.

  • Learn how to make a traditional drum and walk out wit your very own, handcrafted 14” drum. Registration required.

  • The KAIROS Blanket Exercise is an experiential teaching tool based on participatory popular education methodology, and the major themes and findings of the 1996 Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples. Participants step onto blankets representing the land, and into the role of First Nations, Inuit and later Métis peoples. Facilitators read the script and assume the role of European explorers and settlers.

    The exercise builds awareness and understanding of our shared history as Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples in Canada by having participants literally walk through situations that include pre-contact, treaty-making, colonization and resistance. Participants are drawn into their roles by reading scrolls and carrying cards which ultimately determine their outcomes. By engaging on an emotional and intellectual level, the KAIROS Blanket Exercise effectively educates while increasing empathy. It reaches both the mind and the heart. It is contributing to a movement for reconciliation through education across the country.

    Registration required.

  • Is your young child heading to Kindergarten shortly? Join this 40 minute workshop to learn some entry level Halq'eméylem and help your child prepare for school. School District 78’s own Halq'eméylem Language Teacher, Tanya Zilinski, will shed insight into what the school year ahead will bring.

    No registration required.

  • Why let the kids have all the fun? Learn key Halq'eméylem phrases and discover the language spoken by the First Peoples and continued caretakers of this land.

    No registration required.

  • A bead loom is a tool used to weave beads together. Learn traditional beading using a loom in this free workshop.

    Registration required.