Threatening clouds and a smattering of rain haven’t deterred the crowds from Quesnel’s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations at the Aboriginal Education Centre on Kinchant Street.
The smell of bannock and burgers waft through the air as children and adults swarm the green space, checking out beaded earrings and dreamcatchers for sale, and joining in the many activities on offer, including rock painting, dancing, crafts and a teepee display.
The 25th annual event is hosted by the Quesnel Tillicum Society, and a large, delicious-looking cake was cut at noon, with slices handed round to the many attendees. It takes place until 4 p.m. today (June 21).
National Indigenous Peoples Day began in 1996 (it was previously called Aboriginal Day) to celebrate the many First Nation cultures in Canada.
See more photos in next week’s Observer.
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