Aboriginal / First Nations Festival
I’ve always thought that this city needs to properly celebrate its first nations heritage. My idea would see a large festival, a massive central teepee city, and presentations by indigenous thought leaders from around the World. Think TedX meets Heritage Days, housed in warmed but winter styled event facilities in Churchill Square, Fort Edmonton and the Rossdale lands. Include local educational aspects for school children, ...more »
I’ve always thought that this city needs to properly celebrate its first nations heritage. My idea would see a large festival, a massive central teepee city, and presentations by indigenous thought leaders from around the World. Think TedX meets Heritage Days, housed in warmed but winter styled event facilities in Churchill Square, Fort Edmonton and the Rossdale lands.
Include local educational aspects for school children, food and culture celebrations, and top it off with a large sponsored awards program, which recognizes successful aboriginal thought leaders, community leaders, entrepreneurs and artists.
Let’s give the urban aboriginal population a reason to be proud of Edmonton, and where they fit in our history. Let’s show the World how we can celebrate diversity as part of the fabric of our city.
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