Kingston National Indigenous Peoples Day

Honour National Indigenous Peoples Day. Join KFPL at the community's online celebration at 1:00 pm. http://ow.ly/1pwu50AbIt3. And tonight, join the Skeleton Par...k Arts Festival for SPAF! At Home as they present Leanne Betasamosake Simpson and her band at 7:30pm. http://ow.ly/RXh750AbIt0 To dive deeper, explore KFPL's recommended reads. https://www.kfpl.ca///06/national-indigenous-history-month And follow up with recommended National Film Board shorts that celebrate Indigenous voices and culture, and delve into difficult issues to support reconciliation. For children 6 and up, Waseteg is an animated short, narrated by legendary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin, about dreams, courage, and embracing the wisdom of our Elders. English: http://ow.ly/RsMX50AbIt1 French: http://ow.ly/vE3A50AbIsZ For teens and adults, explore the Indigenous Voices channel. English: http://ow.ly/uis850AbIt4 French: http://ow.ly/kh7f50AbIt2

Tonight 7:30, visit the Isabel Digital Concert Hall to hear Leanne Betasamosake Simpson. Described as "one of the most compelling Indigenous voices of her gener...ation", you can expect "a rich and layered world of sound, light, and sovereign creativity". https://www.isabeldigitalconcerthall.queensu.ca//leanne-be See more

From local to national! Much thanks to our pals at Kingston National Indigenous Peoples Day - KNIPD for having us host this special day here locally - and we'r...e super excited that tonight at 7:00 PM Waneek Horn-Miller joins our special edition of Come Walk With Us... as a host and collaborate with Team Canada / Équipe Canada! You don't want to miss this line up of amazing Indigenous athletes as we connect, visit and honour their commitment and passion to sport and their communities! See you at 7:00 PM EDT right here to continue celebrating National Indigenous People Day!

Happy National Indigenous Day !!!! <3 Dakota Alec Ward