Education Festivals

Stories of the Land: A day of Indigenous Storytelling - Free Admission

Dates: Friday, June 19, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

We invite First Nation, Metis, Inuit children, parents, and local school classrooms and homeschool groups ages 6-12 years old (Grades 1-5) to join us for a cultural learning experience.

Highlights:

• Story walk with Kristi White (Boys with Braids)
• Animal stories and puppet experience (Living Stories across Turtle Island)
• Indigenous craft demonstrations
• Sacred fire and storytelling with Elder and Knowledge Keepers
• Garden learning and sensory exploration
• Plant medicine and sweetgrass braiding demo
• Live drumming with Spirit Nation Singers
• Clay pot making, colouring and scavenger hunt

Pre-registration is required for classrooms. Note: This is a rain or shine event, please dress for the weather