Calgary celebrates Indigenous culture and heritage for Canada Day

Posted Jul 1, 2022 3:40 pm.
Last Updated Jul 2, 2022 1:36 pm.
Calgary celebrated Canada Day in person for the first time in two years.
This year’s festivities were held at three downtown locations: Olympic Plaza, Fort Calgary, and St. Patrick’s Island Park.
The City of Calgary hosted a variety of engaging activities and opportunities to learn about Indigenous culture for Canada Day at Fort Calgary.
Fort Calgary featured a powwow, six teaching tipis, and trappers tents with different topics for learning opportunities from Indigenous stories to showcasing hand-crafted, and Indigenous-made products from an artisan market.
As well, there will be a grand entry featuring flag bearers, dancers, and the resting of the flags.
Each teaching tipi and trappers tent are open to visitors and have different learning opportunities in each, from Indigenous stories to art showcases and Indigenous languages. Be sure to check them all out!#OCanadaYYC pic.twitter.com/68Bz5BBu6b
— City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) July 1, 2022
This is the Grande Entry, led by flag bearers, followed by Indigenous Elders, City of Calgary and Fort Calgary sponsors, dignitaries and dancers @fortcalgary #OCanadaYYC pic.twitter.com/fJg9hAcIOC
— City of Calgary (@cityofcalgary) July 1, 2022
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Indigenous heritage is showcased at the Fort Calgary, Canada Day event in Calgary, Canada. (Photos: Rachneet Randhawa, CityNews Calgary)
–With files from Adeline Gladu