Saskatchewan marks National Indigenous Peoples Day for 2022
of Canada and to celebrate the summer solstice. This will be Regina’s first year back since the pandemic of celebrating NIP Day in person.“A day like this is about bringing the community together,” said Cherish Jean Baptiste, SaskGaming Manager of Indigenous Strategy and Management. “Those Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members inspired just to gather to celebrate.”The day kicks off at 10 a.m. with a Street Fair Celebration located at 1635 11.
From 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., the NIP Day celebrations continue at City Square Plaza near Victoria Park with numerous performances and speakers. “We have a ton of events for for everybody here in downtown Regina,” said Baptiste. “We have everything from grand entry that starts at 11 a.m.. Performers from Manitoba’s on the Asham Stompers, as well as Red Dog Drum Group and the Star Blancket traditional powwow dancers.
“We’re bringing in some local children’s drum group … we have a kids zone, face painting we have Indigenous food trucks.”From 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., a Saskatchewan Residential School Memorial will be unveiled at Government House. In the evening, the Royal Saskatchewan Museum will host the Celebration Solstice Speaker Series with Errol Kinistino and friends starting 7:00 p.m. and continuing to 8:30p.m.Sask.
The following day, the Battlefords Indian and Metis Friendship Centre will host a community BBQ with entertainment from 4:00 p.m to 8:00 p.m.A teepee rising and pipe ceremony will start the day at 9:00 a.m. and NIP Day opening ceremonies and a round dance will occur in Kinsmen Park from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.Hundreds rally for National Indigenous Day – Jun 21, 2020
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