Join us for the largest National Aboriginal Day festivities ever held in the TriCity!

Festival Stations & Free Activities

Food tent | serving complimentary community feast, plus extras for sale, including bannock

Coast Salish Plant Walk & Plant Sale | Senaqwila (Squamish) & Gray Orion (Fresh Roots)

Cedar Weaving with Todd DeVries (Haida) | Friendship Cedar Cordage Bracelet – learn a little bit about weaving and peoples connection to the cedar tree.

Community Nature Wall w Brandon Gabriel (Kwantlen) | Paint a small section for our new Coast Salish garden nature wall. Facilitated by Brandon Gabriel- Kwelexwecten, a mixed media artist with a background in cultural anthropology, visual arts and marketing. Born and raised on the Kwantlen First Nation.

Virtual Reality Tipi | Be immersed in virtual reality with a selection of VR productions (final selection subject to change): Highway of Tears – CBC’s first virtual reality doc Highway of Tears, directed by Anishinaabe filmmaker Lisa Jackson. #StandingRock – witness the bravery of water protectors defending Standing Rock in “Black Snake in Sacred Waters.” Trudeau visit to FN reserve – experience Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s visit to Shoal Lake 40, a First Nation with no access to clear water.

Storytelling Tipi | Rest your body as your mind goes on a storytelling journey.
Photo Booth | Snap a picture and upload it using hashtags #AllNations2017 or tag us @AllNationsFest on Twitter and Facebook.

Coast Salish drawings with Tasha Faye Evans | Take a minute to colour Coast Salish drawings while you receive an invitation to the Welcome Post Gateway project in Port Moody thru 2017. Learn about the history of the land and the First Peoples of Port Moody.