By Adam Ophus

Indigenous Peoples Day

Big day Friday for the Rocky Native Friendship Centre

Jun 19, 2019 | 10:09 AM

The Rocky Native Friendship Centre has a big celebration planned for National Indigenous Peoples Day this Friday at Curtis Field.

There will be an array of activities including an axe throwing station, free barbeque for the community starting at 5 p.m., displays from the Crazy Creek Bighorn drum group and dancers from Bighorn, Sunchild and Enoch first nations.

“We’re also working on an outdoor movie featuring DreamKeeper, an indigenous movie that has four oral stories and some really awesome teachings,” says Executive Director from the Rocky Native Friendship Centre, Kirby Bigchild. “DreamKeeper was also filmed here in Rocky Mountain House and I was a part of it, I supplied the movie company with around 300 indigenous background actors and special skilled actors all from the surrounding indigenous communities.”

Everyone is welcome to the event and Bigchild is happy to say that from 2017 to 2018 attendance nearly tripled, and is expecting a large turnout this year as well.

“We’re not only celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day but we’re celebrating our community. This is something that can bring our community together with a good attraction and we want to create those friendships.

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“It’s a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contribution of the indigenous peoples of Canada.”