Photos: Burnaby celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day

Singing, drumming and dancing filled Civic Square.

Jennifer Gauthier
Jun 21, 2024 9:07 PM

bby_nipd02 — Git Hayesk (People of the Copper Shield) honour their Coast Salish relatives with a dance.Jennifer Gauthier

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The City of Burnaby hosted a community event marking National Indigenous Peoples Day at Civic Square on Friday, June 21.

bby_nipd00 — Traditional Salish song and dance performance group Tsatsu Stalqayu (Coastal Wolf Pack.)

bby_nipd03 — Deborah Baker of the Squamish Nation and Senaqwila welcome the crowd.

bby_nipd04 — Spakwus Slolem (Eagle Song Dancers) of Squamish Nation perform a paddle song.

bby_nipd05 — Eight-year-old Marina of Burnaby plays one of the games.

bby_nipd06 — Ernie Cardinal of Spirit of the Children Society offers a red fox pelt to Haya Shalan, 7, to touch.

bby_nipd07 — Spakwus Slolem (Eagle Song Dancers) of Squamish Nation.

bby_nipd08 — Participants learn to drum.

bby_nipd09 — Award-winning author, William G. Lindsay.

bby_nipd10 — Weaver Rita Point Kompst.

bby_nipd11 — Spakwus Slolem (Eagle Song Dancers) of Squamish Nation.