Register your float, or sign-up to be a vendor at the July 1 events:

https://form.jotform.com/secheltdowntown/syiyaya-days

We can't do this without your help! Sign-up to volunteer for July 1 events:

https://secheltdowntown.com/sheet/syiyaya-days-volunteers

June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day / La journée nationale des peuples autochtones

 

• Talking Trees Indigenous Walking Tour

10am & 6:30pm

Porpoise Bay Provincial Park

*Space is limited! Register: info@talaysay.com

By donation

 

• Spoken Treasures History Walking Tour

1pm – 2:30pm

Meet at Tsain-Ko Gift Shop

*Space is limited! Register: info@talaysay.com

By donation

 

• Presentation of book “White Raven” by author Teoni Spathelfer 

9:30am 

Seaside Centre, 5790 Teredo St. 

Grades 2 — 7

FREE

 

• Métis Cultural Event 

12pm: Potluck & Speakers 

1pm — 2pm: Jigging, Fiddle & Beading 

Seaside Centre, 5790 Teredo St 

FREE 

 

• Screening of “Ladies of the Inlet” with talk by director Annie Frazier Henry 

2pm 

Raven’s Cry Theatre, 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy

FREE

Wednesday, June 22

tems swiya Museum Guided Tour 

11 am | 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy 

Register: sjeffries@shishalh.com / 604-885-6012 

FREE

 

KAIROS Blanket Exercise 

5:30pm — 8:30pm 

St. Mary’s Church, 956 Gibsons Way 

Register: 604-886-4738 

FREE

 

Thursday June 23

tems swiya Museum Guided Tour 

11 am | 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy 

Register: sjeffries@shishalh.com / 604-885-6012 

FREE

 

Friday June 24

tems swiya Museum Guided Tour 

11 am | 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy 

Register: sjeffries@shishalh.com / 604-885-6012 

FREE

 

Saturday June 25

Talking Trees – Rainbow Tour 

10am 

klaath Village (Porpoise Bay Provincial Park) 

Register: sccf.ca/walk

 

Weaving Cedar Hearts in Memory 

presented by Ali + Bella Casey 

12pm — 2pm 

Weaving A Gathering Place Studio 5511 Wharf Ave 

FREE

 

Sunday June 26

KAIROS Blanket Exercise 

1pm — 3:30pm 

shíshálh Nation Hall 5532 xenichen Ave 

Register: Sankeydale@gmail.com 

FREE 

 

Indigenous Drumming Circle led by Terry Coyote Aleck 

4pm, Grieving Mother Statue 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy 

FREE

 

Monday June 27: Multiculturalism Day / la journée du multiculturalisme

Reconciliation Dialogue Circle 

6:30pm — 8:30 pm 

Seaside Centre, 5790 Teredo St 

Register: 778-458-3111 

FREE

 

she shashishalhem Language Workshop

Led by Rita Poulsen

3pm - 4pm

Hackett Park Stage

FREE

 

Tuesday June 28 – Thursday June 30

tems swiya Museum Guided Tour 

11 am | 5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy 

Register: sjeffries@shishalh.com / 604-885-6012 

FREE

Friday July 1: La fête du / Canada Day

 

8am - Lion’s Club Pancake breakfast, Downtown (Cowrie St) 

8am — 10am - Bike Decorating for Kids, Trail Bay Mall (near liquor store) 

9am - Suncoast Concert Band, Downtown (Cowrie St) 

10:30am - Orange Shirt Walk & Parade, Downtown (Cowrie St) 

Join us in walking together in the spirit of reconciliation! ORANGE SHIRT WALK participants will meet between 9:30am - 10am at the corner of Ocean Ave . & Cowrie St. (in the SD46 grass field). 

12pm – 3pm Grand Opening of Hackett Park Stage

Protocol ceremony featuring the tl’ikw’am dance group and shíshálh Welcome song 

Bushido –Japanese Folk Music

V’ni Dansi – Métis jigging & fiddle

Waldorf Ballet – youth dancers

Sechelt Seniors Line Dancing

Bellows & Strings – Franco-folk/Jazz

 

12pm — 3pm – Free Family Fun at Hackett Park

Bouncy castles 

Costume dress-up 

Dunk tank 

Face painting 

Food & craft vendors 

Petting zoo 

Pony rides 

WonderWheels bus 

 

12pm— 3pm - Weaving Cedar Hearts in Memory 

Presented by Ali + Bella Casey

Hands-on activity for all ages 

Sunshine Coast Arts Centre 5714 Medusa St 

FREE