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Join Us at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival! ??#SSIF2024 returns to Mādahòkì Farm June 21-23 with community celebrations, cultural activities, a traditional long table dinner and an international competition Pow Wow all coinciding with National Indigenous Peoples Day.
✨SSIF is a multidisciplinary arts festival celebrating Canada's diverse Indigenous cultures. Hosted by the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), this year’s festival features Algonquin artists, performers, and storytellers from Kitigan Zibi, Pikwàkanagàn First Nations, and more, along with Inuit and Métis representation.
?️ June 21 - Indigenous Day Celebration:
?Traditional Long Table Dinner by Chef Tawnya Brant (6 Nations of the Grand River) with live performance by Logan Staats
?Glow-in-the-Dark Powwow with DJ Shub | Host Drum - Northern Cree
?Ojibwe Spirit Horses - Interactive Equine Assisted Learning (EAL) with Rhonda Snow
?Mādahòkì Marketplace - Indigenous makers and farmers market
?Cultural entertainment on the Celebration stage including hoop dancing, Inuit throat singers, and jiggers
?Métis games (hatchet throwing and archery)
?Culinary and creative workshops, including birch bark Wigwam and canoe building demonstrations
?Free family programming, including a climbing wall, farm play, little animals, hay bales, Birds of Prey, and Inukshuk building
?️ June 22 & June 23 - Weekend Festival and Competition Pow Wow:
?International Competition Pow Wow with over $75,000 in prize money
?Drone Show themed “The Seven Grandfather Teachings” with 250 drones lighting up the night sky (Sat.)
?️ Free Admission | Free Park & Ride Shuttle
NO ONSITE PUBLIC PARKING at Mādahòkì Farm. Convenient Park & Ride Shuttle Service from Algonquin College runs every 30 minutes.
? Schedule and programming details: summersolsticefestivals.ca
#SSIF2024 #IndigenousFestival #CulturalCelebration #MādahòkìFarm #NationalIndigenousPeoplesDay #IndigenousHistoryMonth
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Madahoki Farm, 4420 W Hunt Club Rd, Nepean, ON K2R 1E7, Canada
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