28 Sep - 29 Sep
Join our staff, dancers, and special guest presenters for this lead-up weekend to Sept 30, National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
*PROGRAMS ADJUSTED FOR WEATHER (Wind, Rain, Heat, Smoke)*
Scavenger Hunts available, and lots of SELF GUIDED activities inside (Galleries, exhibits, videos, games, stories) & outside through the day.
Saturday, Sept 28, 2024
full site open 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• 10:00 a.m. – Bison Walk – guided trail walk with one of our Interpretive Guides
• 11:00 a.m. – Tipi Teachings interactive program – indoors
• 12:00 p.m. – Step Back in Time walk
• *1:00 p.m.* – ᒪᐦᐃᐦᑲᐣ mahihkanak dance troupe – youth powwow dance feature – Curtis Peeteetuce
• 2:00 p.m. – Guided opimihāw Valley trail walk
• 3:00 p.m. – Fancy Dance Feature & Stories – Chanelle Gamble
• 5:00 p.m. – full site (including trails and playground) CLOSED
Sunday, Sept 29, 2024
full site open 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• 10:00 a.m. – Bison Walk – guided trail walk with one of our Interpretive Guides
• 11:00 a.m. – Tipi Teachings interactive program – indoors
• 12:00 p.m. – Drop-in Cultural Connections table and talk with Kandis Capulet
• *1:00 p.m.* – Grass Dance Feature – Adam Merasty & Elmer Tootoosis
• 2:00 p.m. – Guided opimihāw valley trail walk
• 3:00 p.m. – Fancy Dance Feature & Stories – Tianna McCabe
• 5:00 p.m. – full site (including trails and playground) CLOSED
See all of the programming for Monday, Sept 30, HERE
What is National Day for Truth and Reconciliation?
The day honours the lost children and Survivors of residential schools, their families and communities. Public commemoration of the tragic and painful history and ongoing impacts of residential schools is a vital component of the reconciliation process.