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Celebrate culture and community on National Aboriginal Day In celebration of National Aboriginal Day, McDonald Park will be bursting with all kinds of activity. The general public is welcome to join the free festivities between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm on Tuesday, June 21. The family-friendly event offers a wide variety of activities, games and children’s crafts. Bring a little spending money, as there will be a number of vendors selling baked goods, beaded jewelry, knitting, and other beautiful and ornate items. There is so much cultural entertainment in store. Traditional drummers, Powwow dancing will provided by Arthur Hatton students and Metis dancing by the LMO Jigging Troupe. Elder’s Bingo will also be offered. Lunch will be complimentary, and while the menu is still being finalized, it promises to be a phenomenal culinary experience. An Elder’s Teepee will be featured, in addition to other community displays. According to Natanis Houghton, program coordinator for Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services, the general theme of the event is “health and wellness”. In addition to the cultural entertainment and art, there will be stations set up by Interior Health and First Nations Health Authority in promotion of healthy lifestyle choices. This event is a true collective of
values encompassing the con- Literacy and Reading Club. nectedness of physical, emotional, Kamloops Aboriginal Friendship spiritual and mental well-being”. Society offers a number of valuTheir services include Aboriginal able services that provides support Child and Youth Mental Wellness, for people of all ages. They offer Aboriginal Infant Development Drug and Alcohol Counselling, Program, Aboriginal Suicide and Healthy Beginnings Programming, Critical Incident Response Team Education and Culture. There are (ASCIRT), Affordable Recreation also a number of social programs for Community Health (ARCH), that include Community Hand School Supplies Program, Drumming, Elder’s crafts and Christmas Hamper Program, Grief Community Luncheon. and Loss Support Groups and a - continued on page 2
the Urban Aboriginal Agencies within the community. Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services, located at 707 Tranquille Road, offers a wide variety of programming that is in line with their vision, which is to “ensure Métis children, families and communities have opportunities and access to services and resources”. White Buffalo’s mission is to “support traditional Aboriginal
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