Market, music and more will mark National Indigenous Peoples Day in Brampton

The city is celebrating Indigenous communities for National Indigenous Peoples Day with a market and performances to honour the experiences and histories of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in Brampton.

June is National Indigenous ​History Month in Canada and the city observes National Indigenous Peoples Day, held every June 21, as a time to learn about the cultures of Brampton’s Indigenous communities.

This year the city is hosting an ​Indigenous Vendor Market and an evening of musical performances in Ken Whillans Square to mark the occasion, and the City Hall clock tower will be lit up in orange – a colour that has become symbolic of the Truth and Reconciliation movement.

The colour’s significance comes from a Residential School student who had a new orange shirt bought by her grandmother taken from her on her first day of school at six years old.

Friday’s celebration will have Indigenous-owned businesses and vendors selling artisanal goods and performances by The Spring Creek Dancers and Singers, Indigenous pop electro-RnB songwriter Semiah and Polaris Music Prize shortlisted artist Zoon.

The market kicks off at 4 p.m. while the stage show will begin at 6 p.m. in Ken Whillans Square.

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Residents looking to learn more about Brampton’s Indigenous history, the Truth and Reconciliation movement or Indigenous culture can also visit the Brampton Library Springdale Branch to view the A National Crime: The Residential School System in Canada exhibit through all of June.

For more information on National Indigenous Peoples Day in Brampton visit www.Brampton.ca.