2024 National Indigenous History Month

Join us to celebrate Banff Centre's National Indigenous History Month in June!

Don't miss free concerts as well as events and activities including Storytelling, Dance Workshop, Online Film Screenings, as well as partner events at artsPlace, Canmore.

Events will be held person at Banff Centre and online.
All events listed below are FREE. Some free events require advance registration.

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Schedule at a Glance (June 1-30)

Please check back in the coming weeks for more details on specific events below. All events and activities are free.

June 1: Virtual Art Market (Open June 1-30)
Watch Welcome Videos: Land Acknowledgement Video and Event Overview Video (Available to watch June 1)
June 6: Storytelling Session. No registration needed.
June 11: Dance Workshop | Register in advance.
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day
Concert Featuring Jah'kota | Jenny Belzberg Theatre | Get tickets in advance
June 21-30: Indigenous Film Screenings online | Closing story will be available online
June 26: Cultural Learning Circle | artsPlace, Canmore (See details below for partner events at artsPlace)

View all FREE events at Banff Centre this summer.

Indigenous Peoples Day graphic with red background.

Thu, Jun 6, 2024

Indigenous Storytelling Session

Join us for a storytelling session with Indigenous voices from the Treaty 7 community at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

Dance Workshop

Learn the basics of dancing with a short workshop, free and open to all ages and abilities. Registration in advance is required.

Kinnear Centre for Creativity & Innovation

Attend

Free

Fri, Jun 21, 2024

National Indigenous Peoples Day Music Concert Featuring Jah'kota

Don't miss an evening of song in the Jenny Belzberg Theatre, and please stay for a meet and greet with Jah'kota at the end of the concert!

Jenny Belzberg Theatre

Attend

Free

Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain, courtesy of Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, photo by Don Lee

Indigenous Film Screenings Online

Watch a selection of Indigenous short films reflecting diverse stories and perspectives from across Canada online from June 21 - 30.

Attend

Free

Free partner events at artsPlace, Canmore

Creative Kits for Kids! Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day | Pickup kits between June 17-30
Quantities are limited.
Register Now

Cultural Learning Circle: Stories are in our Bones | June 26 | 7 pm
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Please contact indigenousarts@banffcentre.ca with any questions.

We acknowledge, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as "Minirhpa" (translated in Stoney Nakoda as "the waterfalls") and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut'ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.

Performance activities during National Indigenous People's Month are funded in part by: