The annual St. Albert Aboriginal Day Festival got underway at 12:00 p.m. on Sunday June 22 with a Grand Entry at Lion’s Park. The day’s events featured the culture of First Nations and Métis people in one of Alberta’s oldest Métis communities. Alberta Native News correspondent John Copley attended the event and took these photos. A complete article on the National Aboriginal Day festivities will be posted soon. Meanwhile, enjoy these photos from the St. Albert event and several others which are posted on our facebook page.
Ojibwe Odawa Potawatomi (Three Fires Confederacy) Powwow Dancer Henry Shwanda takes a break from the 2014 Powwow Trail to participate in NAD celebration in St. Albert
Thirteen year old Ayla Cardinal, accompanied on guitar by musician Don Jenken, sings the National Anthem during the National Aboroginal Day opening ceremonies in St. Albert on June 22
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