syiyaya Days
syíyaya Days began in 2022 with a partnership between the District of Sechelt, the shíshálh Nation, and the syíyaya Reconciliation Movement. The multi-day event starts on June 21 National Indigenous Peoples Day and wraps up with a community parade on July 1, Canada Day.
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Saturday June 21 (National Indigenous Peoples Day / Journée nationale des peuples autochtones) |
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National Indigenous Peoples Day Festivities & Craft Fair shíshálh Nation (5532 xenichen Ave) | 10:00 am - 4:00 pm FREE / DROP-IN | Learn More!
First Nations Storytime & Orange Heart Craft Activity Sechelt Public Library (5797 Cowrie St) | 10:30 - 11:00 am FREE / DROP-IN | Recommended for families with children 5 yrs and under.
Cultural Gathering: music, jigging and potluck United Canadian Métis Nation | Seaside Centre (5790 Teredo St) | 12:00 - 3:00 pm FREE / DROP-IN - 2 day event (June 20 & 21)
In Conversation Author Wade Davis with moderator Vickie Garbereau and Emcee Ed Hill Gibsons Public Art Gallery (431 Marine Dr, Ch’kw’elhp Gibsons) | 6:30 - 8:30 pm (In person SOLD OUT)
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Sunday June 22 |
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Cultural Walking Tour: Talking Totems with Talaysay Tours Meet at Tsain-Ko Gift Shop (5545 Sunshine Coast Hwy) | 9:00 - 11:00 am
Dialogue Circle Towards Reconciliation with Circle Keepers: híwus Calvin Craigan & Diane Marshall; Restorative Justice of the Sunshine Coast Mission Point House (4603 Sunshine Coast Hwy) | 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Cultural Walking Tour: Spoken Treasures with Talaysay Tours and sponsored by Domtar Howe Sound Mill Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives (716 Winn Rd, Ch'kw'elhp | Gibsons) | 2:00 - 3:15 pm
Cultural Walking Tour: Talking Trees with Talaysay Tours Porpoise Bay Provincial Park (6451 Sechelt Inlet Rd) | 6:00 pm- 7:00 pm
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Monday June 23 |
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s-yéwyáw: AWAKEN film screening + filmmaker / artist Q&A with híwus Calvin Craigan; Alfonso Salinas; Liz Marshall Raven's Cry Theatre (5555 Sunshine Coast Hwy) | 11:30 am - 1:30 pm (doors open at 11am)
*Thank you to Domtar Howe Sound Pulp and Paper for their support of this activity. |
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Tuesday June 24 |
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Cultural Walking Tour: Talking Trees with Talaysay Tours Porpoise Day Provincial Park (6451 Sechelt Inlet Rd) | 10:00 - 11:00 am
KAIROS Blanket Exercise; An Interactive Workshop on the History of Colonization - A Canadian Story Presenters & Circle Keepers: híwus Calvin Craigan, tituya Keith Julius, John & Nancy Denham; Restorative Justice of the Sunshine Coast Seaside Centre (5790 Teredo St) | 5:30 - 8:30 pm
*Thank you to Domtar Howe Sound Pulp and Paper for their support of this activity. |
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Wednesday June 25 |
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Cultural Walking Tour: Talking Totems with Talaysay Tours Meet at Tsain-Ko Gift Shop (5545 Sunshine Coast Hwy) | 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Dialogue Circle Towards Reconciliation with facilitators Morrie Sacks & Jeannette Gibbons; Restorative Justice of the Sunshine Coast Mission Point House (4603 Sunshine Coast Hwy) | 6:30 - 8:30 pm
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Thursday June 26 |
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(FULL) Ch'Kw'elhp Living History Walk with k'atxa'mat Fran Nahanee Sunshine Coast Museum & Archives (716 Winn Rd, Ch'kw'elhp Gibsons) | 10:00 - 11:15 am
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Friday June 27 (Multiculturalism Day / La journée du multiculturalisme) |
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(FULL) Revered Roots: Ancestral Teachings and Wisdom of Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Plants An Author talk with Loriann Bird Community Room | Sechelt Public Library (5797 Cowrie St) | 1:00 - 2:30 pm
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Saturday June 28 |
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(FULL) Ch’kw’elhp Genealogy with k’atxa’mat Fran Nahanee Gibsons District Public Library (470 S Fletcher Rd, Ch’kw’elhp Gibsons) | 10:00—11:30 a.m.
Dream Café Conversations about death and dying facilitated by shíshálh artist Nadine Ryan. Sunshine Coast Arts Centre (5714 Medusa St) | 5:00 - 7:00pm
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| Sunday June 29 |
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Orange Hearts with Heart Paint and inscribe an orange wooden heart to share. All ages welcome. Sunshine Coast Arts Centre (5714 Medusa St) | 12:00 - 2:00 pm FREE / DROP-IN
Drum Circle with Circle Keepers: Coyote Terry Aleck & White Wolf Woman Christine Turrene; Restorative Justice of the Sunshine Coast St. Hilda's Church (5838 Barnacle St) | 4:00 - 5:00 pm FREE / DROP-IN | Bring your drum! *Thank you to Domtar Howe Sound Pulp and Paper for their support of these activities. |
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Monday June 30 |
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Film Screening Ninan Aussat: We, the Children Community Room | Sechelt Public Library (5797 Cowrie St) | 3:00 - 4:30 pm
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Tuesday July 1 (La fête du/Canada Day) |
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Parade, Live Music, Bouncy Castles, Food & Craft Vendors, Collectible Cars, Face Painting, & More!
Stage Performance Schedule (lower Hackett Park): 11:00am | Dixie Honey Hula Hooping 12:00pm | Welcome 12:30pm | Graham Walker & The Jilly Bears 1:30pm | Storytime Theatre 2:00pm | Spindrift Street
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| Ongoing Free Exhibits (Check venues for details) |
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2025 syiyaya Days Street Banner Feature: shíshálh Nation Weavers Featuring weavings of shíshálh artists Jessica Silvey, Shy Watters, ch'elkwilwet Raquel Joe, and kwayimin Andy Johnson
shíshálh Nation tems swiya Museum Tours (5555 Sunshine Coast Highway) Monday to Friday | 1:30 and 3:30pm
New Directions: Contemporary Heiltsuk Paintings Exhibition by Bradley Hunt & Family **CLOSES June 22** Gibsons Public Art Gallery (431 Marine Dr, Ch'kw'elhp Gibsons)
Walking With Our Sisters | Red Dress Installation By House of Songs Gathering Circle | Sunshine Coast Arts Centre (5714 Medusa St) June 21-22 & June 28-29 | 12:00 - 4:00pm
Sometimes I Feel Like a Fox by Danielle Daniel syíyaya Days StoryWalk in the Rockwood Centre Garden (5714 Medusa St) June 25 - July 1 | sunrise - sunset
Sechelt Public Library Indigenous Collection Sechelt Library actively promotes Indigenous voices. Look for the identifying spine label to find titles throughout the library. (5797 Cowrie St)
Sunshine Coast Astronomers Club Experience the wonders of the universe at our observatory! Admission by donation. Weather Dependent. (4480 Hilltop Rd)
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