Community event at Fort York celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day

CBC News

· Posted: Jun 20, 2025 10:45 PM EDT | Last Updated: 4 minutes ago

A assemblage lawsuit that showcases Indigenous cultures is underway successful Toronto astatine the Fort York National Historic Site.

The Indigenous Arts Festival and Na-Me-Res Pow Wow, which runs from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m. connected Saturday, officially kicked disconnected connected Friday. It is a solemnisation of National Indigenous Peoples Day, which is marked connected Saturday. 

"This escaped assemblage lawsuit celebrates accepted and modern Indigenous euphony and dance, on with artisan and culinary experiences from First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples crossed Turtle Island," the metropolis said successful a quality merchandise connected Thursday.

Cathie Jameson, of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, welcomed radical to the lawsuit connected Friday.

Jameson said it's important to person powwows successful the bosom of Toronto and to gather, speak, spot 1 different and feast with one another. Gathering is portion of reconciliation and that helps to heal traumas, she added.

"You're acknowledging past, contiguous and future. You are acknowledging each of the ancestral lives that person walked done present due to the fact that you are a descendant of that," she said.

The lawsuit features assemblage booths, artisans and performances. On Saturday night, Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow is expected to attend.

On its website, the national authorities says of National Indigenous Peoples Day: "National Indigenous Peoples Day takes spot connected the summertime solstice, the longest time of the year.

"For generations, galore First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities person celebrated their cultures, languages, and traditions astatine this clip of year. The summertime solstice holds heavy spiritual and taste value for galore Indigenous Peoples, marking a clip of renewal, connection, and celebration."