June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day kicks off sy\u00edyaya Days, 11 days of events celebrating Indigenous culture, histories and ways of knowing. It\u2019s a partnership between the sy\u00edyaya Reconciliation Movement, sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation and the District of Sechelt. This is the third year of the celebration. \u201cWe named it sy\u00edyaya days, which means family days because it\u2019s time to start walking together and planning events that we can all enjoy. It\u2019s in the true spirit of reconciliation,\u201d \u0294akista xaxanak Garry Feschuk, hereditary chief and former elected chief of the sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation, and co-chair of the sy\u00edyaya Reconciliation Movement, explained at the celebration\u2019s inception in 2022. The sy\u00edyaya Days celebrations begin on June 21, with music and a potluck by the Canadian M\u00e9tis Nation, held at the Seaside Centre from 11 a.m…. <\/p>\n
June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day kicks off sy\u00edyaya Days, 11 days of events celebrating Indigenous culture, histories and ways of knowing. It\u2019s a partnership between the sy\u00edyaya Reconciliation Movement, sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation and the District of Sechelt. This is the third year of the celebration. \u201cWe named it sy\u00edyaya days, which means family days because it\u2019s time to start walking together and planning events that we can all enjoy. It\u2019s in the true spirit of reconciliation,\u201d \u0294akista xaxanak Garry Feschuk, hereditary chief and former elected chief of the sh\u00edsh\u00e1lh Nation, and co-chair of the sy\u00edyaya Reconciliation Movement, explained at the celebration\u2019s inception in 2022. The sy\u00edyaya Days celebrations begin on June 21, with music and a potluck by the Canadian M\u00e9tis Nation, held at the Seaside Centre from 11 a.m.... <\/p>\n