Trying to think of a way to commemorate National Indigenous People's Day? There are lots of things going on today.
Here is a list of events in Richmond:
https://www.richmond.ca/discover/events/nationalindigenouspeoplesday.htm
If you're a homebody like me, here's some music by Iskwe -- check out the new EP recorded by Iskwe and Tom Wilson called "Mother Love".
If you want to read something interesting . . .
21 Things You Might Not Know About the Indian Act (by Bob Joseph)
5 Little Indians (by Michelle Good)
Here are some interesting films from the National Film Board of Canada:
Three Thousand ( Inuk filmmaker Asinnajaq explores her world through spectacular imagery) https://www.nfb.ca/playlists/indigenous-cinema-classroom-ages-1214/playback/#4
Boxed In (a woman tries to fill in a form that asks for her ethnic origin) https://www.nfb.ca/playlists/indigenous-cinema-classroom-ages-1214/playback/#15
In Port Moody, where I live, there is an exciting interactive display about indigenous languages:
https://royalbcmuseum.bc.ca/visit/exhibitions/our-living-languages-first-peoples-voices-bc
The display will be open for viewing until September at the Port Moody Station Museum. Take transit to beautiful Port Moody, go for a walk at Rocky Point Park and visit the museum!
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