2023 National Indigenous Peoples Month

We invite you to participate in Banff Centre's National Indigenous Peoples Month throughout June!

Free events and activities include storytelling, a dance workshop (in-person and online), a virtual marketplace, online films, and more.

June 1: Registration open for FREE events and activities!
June 1 - 30: Events in person at Banff Centre and online. See details below.
June 21: National Indigenous Peoples Day

Schedule

June 1:
Virtual Marketplace Open. (June 1-30)
Watch Welcome Videos: Land Acknowledgement Video and Event Overview Video
June 10:
Storyteller event, Max Bell Auditorium. (Registration opens June 1 at 11 am/FREE)
June 15:
Dance Workshop with the Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers, Banff Centre Dance Studio. (Register now. FREE. This workshop will be in-person and online)
June 16:
Cikwes Live at Maclab (Tickets now on sale, details below)
June 21:
Eekwol concert, Jenny Belzberg Theatre. (Tickets now on sale, details below)
Films curated by the Nakoda AV Club launch online. (Available to watch June 21-27/FREE)
Closing story by Travis Ryder available online for all to watch.

artsPlace events:
Find out more at the artsPlace links below.
June 14 - 28: Creative Kits for kids will be available for pick up. (Register in advance beginning June 1)
June 19: Cultural Learning Circle: Stoney Nakoda Beading and Regalia
June 26: Cultural Learning Circle: Film and discussion with the Nakoda AV Club

Get Tickets:
Cikwes Live at Maclab | June 16

Eekwol | June 21

Browse and Shop Now:
Visit Virtual Marketplace

Events Enewsletters:
Sign up to receive newsletters for upcoming events at Banff Centre including events during National Indigenous Peoples Month, concerts, and more. Please contact indigenousarts@banffcentre.ca with any questions.

Event Overview Video

Get Tickets/Register in Advance

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

Sat, Jun 10, 2023

Storytelling

Get free tickets in advance beginning June 1 at 11 am. Please join us for this afternoon of storytelling with Elder Randy Bottle and Elder Philomene Stevens.

Hip Hop Jig Workshop with the Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers

Register now! Learn the basics of Red River Jigging with the Ivan Flett Memorial Dancers, and enjoy a short presentation by this jigging family.

Laszlo Funtek Room 222 (Dance Studio)

Attend

Free

Image courtesy Cikwes, photo by Brad Crowfoot Photography

Fri, Jun 16, 2023

Cikwes Live at Maclab

Join us during National Indigenous Peoples Month for an evening with Cikwes, a Nehiyaw (Cree) Soul singer and 2023 Juno nominee.

Eekwol

Celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21! Join us for an evening with Eekwol, an award-winning hip hop performing artist.

Jenny Belzberg Theatre

View Event

$25

14 members of the Nakoda AV Club stand in a line facing the camera

Online Film Screenings

Watch these online films from June 21-27 curated by A.J. Baptiste.

Online

Attend

Free

National Indigenous Peoples Month at artsPlace

Register for activites at artsPlace including Creative Kits (Pickup June 14-28) and Cultural Learning Circles (June 19/26)

artsPlace, 950 – 8th Avenue, Canmore

Attend

Free

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 "Minhrpa" (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, Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3. 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: