Waterfront to play host for 18th Annual National Aboriginal Day

Update: Owing to the inclement weather today, the events have been moved to the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre starting at Noon.

Prince Rupert's festival season continues this week with the celebration of National Aboriginal Day tomorrow at the city's Rotary Waterfront Park.

The event starts at Noon hour and will feature cultural dancers, traditional foods and activities for the entire family through the eight hours of celebration.

The main stage will be the site for many of the performances, including the music of the Nassville Five and Dixie Dead Shake as part of the events set for Prince Rupert, as the North Coast joins communities across the nation in recognizing and celebrating Aboriginal people from coast to coast to coast.

The Kwinitsa Museum stage will be the centre of attraction when
National Aboriginal Day gets underway on Tuesday at Rotary Waterfront Park

Should the weather not cooperate with Tuesday's plans for the waterfront, the event will be moved to the Jim Ciccone Civic Centre.

The Full schedule of events planned for the day can be found below:

More on Tuesday's event can be reviewed from the Facebook page created for the event.

Members of Metlakatla can get a head start of Tuesday's events by taking in the Open House hosted by the Metlakatla Development Corporation, taking place at the North Coast Convention Centre from 10 AM until Noon.

That event will offer up a chance for Metlakatla members to learn more about the latest developments that are planned for the community and view previously unseen historical photos of Metlakatla.

You can learn more about that event here.

Lax Kw'alaams is also hosting an event for National Aboriginal Day with a number of activities planned for the Community recreation Centre from 1 until 7 PM, you can find out more about those activities from the Facebook page created for the event.

A look at previous community events and those to come can be found on our North Coast Events Archive.