June 2015 – LDCC

Aamjiwnaang First Nation, Community, News

54th Annual Aamjiwnaang First Nation Pow Wow

Come celebrate this Native American Cultural Celebration with us! Gates open at 10 am both days with a beautiful display of Native dancing & singing beginning at 12 noon both Saturday & Sunday lasting until sundown. Also available will be Native food vendors, craft vendors, crafts and listen to music. Remodeled Pow Wow Grounds & Facilities. More information.

June 20, 2015/0 Comments/by ldccwebsite

Bkejwanong Walpole Island First Nation, Community

MINO-GIIZHGAD (GREAT DAY) FOR BKEJWANONG CHILDREN’S CENTRE’S ANISHNAABE GIIZHGAD MANIDING (ABORIGINAL DAY PARADE)

Binoojiyag (children) from the Bkejwanong Children’s Centre and Elementary School, were joined by members of the community who lined the streets this morning to watch the parade in celebration of National Aboriginal Day (June 21st).

Programs and departments dressed up, decorated their trucks, cars, vans, buses, boats, golf carts, fire trucks, and heavy machinery as they made their way from the Tecumseh Monument to the Water Treatment Plant and back. Gchi-Miigwech to the Bkejwanong Children’s Centre for doing such a great job of bringing the community together in celebration of our heritage!

June 19, 2015/0 Comments/by ldccwebsite

Nationtalk National Newswire

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OPG: Community Micro Grid Project Now Online August 16, 2019
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