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Events for 2011
National Aboriginal Day is an occasion for All Canadians to celebrate the rich contribution Aboriginal people have made to Canada. Find suggested events to help you celebrate this special day, either on your own, with family and friends, or with hundreds and thousands attending events held in various locations across the country.
Information concerning additional events can be found on the Aboriginal Canada Portal .
Regions
Alberta Region
June 21
| National Aboriginal Day 2011 | |
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June 21, 2011 / 11 am - 3 pm Heritage Park, #1 Tolen Drive Fort McMurray, Alberta Ivy Wigmore 780-792-6500 |
| Amiskwaciy Academy High School & RBC Royal Eagles Edmonton Buffalo Burger Barbeque & Celebration - Fund raiser | |
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June 21, 2011 / 11:00AM - 2:00PM Abbey Glen Park - Southeast Corner 102 St & Jasper Ave. Edmonton, Alberta Brian Hjlesvold 780-409-7678 RBC |
| Ask Your Auntie | |
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June 21, 2011 CBC Centre Stage, Edmonton City Centre on 100 Street & 102 Avenue, Main Floor, next to Winners Edmonton, Alberta Jori Hunter 780-758-1300 Aboriginal Women's Professional Association |
June 22
| Designing the Canvas of Our Lives | |
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June 22, 2011 / 10 am-3 pm Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Square Edmonton, Alberta Candy 780-490-4831 Alberta Native Friendship Centres Association |
June 26
| Aboriginal Day Festival | |
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June 26, 2011; Grand Entry 12:30 p.m. Lion's Park St Albert, Alberta Theresa Majeran 780-977-5515 |
BC Region
June 14
| UFV NADA Pow wow | |
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June 14, 2011 - 10:00 am to 2:00 pm 33844 King Road Abbotsford, British Columbia Josephine Charlie 1-888-504-7441 x 2473 University of the Fraser Valley |
June 21
| Aboriginal Day Celebration | |
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June 21, 2011 - 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm 3310 Comox Road Courtenay, British Columbia Ramona Johnson 250-339-7702 I-Hos Gallery |
| National Aboriginal Day - Heartbeat of Nations | |
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June 21, 2011 - 10:00 am to 9:00 pm Tke'mlups - Annex building Kamloops, British Columbia Chief Shane Gottfriedson 250-828-9700 |
June 24-26
| Aboriginal Day Open House at Coastal Carvings and Fine Art Gallery | |
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June 24-26 2011 Coastal Carvings Fine Art Gallery Coombs, British Columbia Jeremy Humpherville 250-954-0554 or 250-248-7733 The World of IceBear |
Prince Edward Island
June 21
| National Aboriginal Day 2011 | |
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June 21, 2011 – 12:00 pm Shipyard Market Summerside, Prince Edward Island Mi'kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island 902-436-5101 Mi'kmaq Confederacy of Prince Edward Island |
| National Aboriginal Day 2011 - 9th Annual Mocassin Walk and Indian Summer games | |
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June 21, 2011 – 10:00 am Confederation Landing Park Charlottetown Prince Edward Island Native Council of Prince Edward Island 902-892-5314; 1-877-591-3003 Native Council of Prince Edward Island |
| National Aboriginal Day 2011 - Public Breakfast | |
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June 21, 2011 - 8:00 am 158 St. Peter's Road Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Mi'kmaq Family Resource Center Number: 902-892-0928 Mi'Kmaq Family Resource Center |
New Brunswick Region
June 16
| Kingsclear Bookmobile Open House | |
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June 16, 2011- 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm Wulastukw Convenience - 77 French Village Road Kingsclear First Nation, New Brunswick Patricia Knockwood 506-444-2605 New Brunswick Public Library Service |
| Indian Island Bookmobile Open House | |
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June 16, 2011- 10:30 am to 11:15 am Band Office Indian Island First Nation, New Brunswick Patricia Knockwood 506-444-2605 New Brunswick Public Library Service |
June 21
| Metepenagiag Bookmobile Open House | |
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June 21, 2011 - 10:30 am - 11:00 am Cloud Convenience - 1925 Micmac Road Metepenagiag Mi'kmaq Nation, New Brunswick Patricia Knockwood 506-444-2605 New Brunswick Public Library Service |
Ontario Region
June 9
| National Aboriginal Heritage Month at the Law Society of Upper Canada | |
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Thursday, June 9, 2011 / 4 pm to 6 pm seminar, 6 pm to 8 pm reception Law Society of Upper Canada, 130 Queen Street West Toronto, Ontario Marisha Roman 416-947-3989 For information: Law Society of Upper Canada For registration: Public Education Equality Series |
June 17-19
| 15th National Aboriginal Day Festival | |
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June 17-19, 2011 - Daily Dawn to Dusk Gage Park, Main Street & Lawrence Hamilton, Ontario Lucas Johns 289-389-2076 Hamilton Executive Directors' Aboriginal Coalition Inc. |
June 17-19
| 14th Annual Noongam Traditional Powwow | |
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June 17-19, 2011 Queen Juliana Park, Dow's Lake, corner of Carling Ave and Preston and Prince of Wales Drive Ottawa, Ontario noongampowwow@yahoo.com http://www.noongam.50megs.com |
June 19
| Crawford Lake's Aboriginal Awareness Day | |
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Sunday June 19, 2011 Crawford Lake Conservation Area Milton, Ontario Tania Hutton 905-854-0234 Conservation Halton |
June 21
| National Aboriginal Day Celebrations | |
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June 21, 2011, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre Main Entrance, 980 Oliver Road (if rain in Auditorium A) Thunder Bay, Ontario Andree G. Robichaud, President & CEO Carmen Blais, 807-684-7780 Kim Latimer 807-684-7239 |
Quebec Region
June 17-19
| Native Gathering | |
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June 17-19, 2011 Rivière-Bleue Rest Area Rivière-Bleue, Quebec Guy Frigon 418-893-2323 http://www.communautcagg.piczo.com/?cr=2 (Web site not available in English) |
June 21
| Rendez-vous Spirituel | |
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June 21, 2011 / 5 a.m (sunrise) Plage Tomoqua (facing Cenacle St-Pierre 12270 Notre-Dame) Pointe-du-Lac (Trois-Rivières), Quebec Marcel Joseph Fugère Ohomisiteh marceljfugere@hotmail.com Rendez-vous Spirituel (Web site not available in English) |
| National Manawan Aboriginal Day | |
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June 21-22, 2011 Manawan Manawan, Quebec Serge Rock, APNQL 418-842-5020 First Nations Youth Network |
| National Aboriginal Day Celebrations | |
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June 21, 2011 Amiti Autochtone de Val d'Or Centre – 1272 7th Street Val d'Or, Quebec Edith Cloutier 819-825-8299 Val-d'Or Native Friendship Centre |
| National Aboriginal Day and Native Friendship Centre of Montreal Grand Reopening | |
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June 21-22, 2011 Native Friendship Centre of Montreal, 2001 St. Laurent (metro St. Laurent) Montreal, Quebec Ashanti Rosado 514-499-1854 x2229 Native Friendship Centre of Montreal |
