National Indigenous Peoples Day: 21 things you can do on June 21

21 things you can do on (and beyond) National Indigenous Peoples Day

• Learn more about National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Visit the 2022 Great Lakes Pow Wow Guide and attend a local Pow Wow (or many, including Toronto’s Na-Me-Res Traditional Pow Wow in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day
• Understand protocol when attending Pow Wow; also learn about different Pow Wow dance styles you might see
• Attend the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival in Ottawa
• Attend a virtual event about Indigenous history and presence – or tune into APTN’s Indigenous Day Live June 18
• Pick a film to watch from the National Film Board of Canada’s catalog of over 200 Indigenous-created films
• Follow and amplify the voices of Indigenous people through social media platforms
• Find a CBC Reclaimed playlist and explore the many different worlds of Indigenous music, or start by watching the documentary Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
• Start listening to a new Indigenous-created podcast
• Read an Indigenous-authored book or find an Indigenous-authored children’s book to share with any young ones in your life
• Contribute to an Indigenous-led organization or charity and seek out opportunities to contribute to and/or promote Indigenous mutual aid that directly benefits Indigenous people in our communities
• Learn about and from the historical and contemporary realities of Afro-Indigenous/Black Indigenous peoples in Canada
• Support Indigenous businesses and entrepreneurs, particularly those in our own community
• Discover Indigenous humour or search “Indigenous comedy” on YouTube
• Learn about the Indigenous history of the Simcoe County area
• Read through the Indigenous Ally Toolkit or How to Become an Indigenous Ally

• Learn more about whose land you are on, including doing research on local treaties (such as William Treaties, Coldwater, Saugeen, etc.), and create your own personalized land acknowledgement
• Research a well-known Indigenous person of the past or present to learn about the contributions they’ve made to Indigenous resistance and resurgence
• Celebrate the history and contributions of Two-Spirit people and other Indigenous LGBTQQIA people across Turtle Island
• Find ways to show gratitude to the land and its original stewards. Also, be educated on the #LandBack movement that allows for Indigenous stewardship of the land to be reinvigorated
• Finally, take time to share with others what National Indigenous Peoples Day is and how they can join you in the celebration

Activities celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day are held all throughout Canada on (and around) June 21. However, there are 365 days in the year when we should learn, acknowledge, celebrate and respect the vibrant Indigenous peoples and communities of the past, present and future!