{"id":33122,"date":"2023-06-08T22:21:59","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T02:21:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=33122"},"modified":"2023-06-15T19:32:13","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T23:32:13","slug":"music-and-art-celebrate-national-indigenous-history-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/music-and-art-celebrate-national-indigenous-history-month\/","title":{"rendered":"Music and art celebrate National Indigenous History Month"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Saturday, National Indigenous History Month kicked off with crafting at the Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weekend session, during which families were invited to make a craft related to the significance of turtles in Indigenous culture, was just the first in a series of events to mark the month, which culminates the week of June 19 with music and storytelling in Town Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNational Indigenous History Month is an important time of year for the community and our country to recognize and celebrate the history and accomplishments of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Peoples, said Mayor Tom Mrakas in a statement. \u201cI hope our residents can join us to celebrate this special month to learn more about Indigenous experiences and teachings.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Crafting is set to return to the Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market this Saturday, June 10, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a focus on the significance of pollinators like bees to Indigenous cultures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following Saturday, crafting activities join culinary adventures at the Market with the creation of corn husk dolls and other activities based around the Three Sisters story \u2013 corn, squash and beans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAs the focus of the day is on the story of the Three Sisters, there will be a hands-on Indigenous seed planting activity from 10 a.m. to 12 noon,\u201d says the Town. \u201cPlant your own seeds using Indigenous technique and grow something delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wednesday, June 21, marks National Indigenous Peoples Day and, to mark the occasion, the Dave Mowat Trio will perform a live concert at the Town Park bandshell from 7 \u2013 9 p.m., and serves as a kick-off to Aurora\u2019s popular Concerts in the Park season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Government of Canada chose June 21, the summer solstice, for National Aboriginal Day, now known as National Indigenous Peoples Day,\u201d says the Town. \u201cIn celebrating this day, the Town of Aurora has partnered with the York Region Arts Council (YRAC) on the YR Experience Trail Marker Project which includes an eight-foot-tall art installation to be unveiled at Town Park. YRAC commissioned Indigenous artist Donald Chretien to create the original design that invites the observer to take an active role in the experience, as they become part of the artwork. This large circular-shape trail marker is designed to invite people to stand in front of the art and become part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chretien\u2019s work can currently be seen at the east end of Town Park\u2019s pathway, adjacent to the historic Aurora Armoury, with a bold piece depicting the bee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNew this year, we will be starting off Aurora\u2019s Concerts in the Park series early with this fantastic Indigenous trio. The concert will give us the Chicago, Delta and Country Blues feel for the night from a bygone era,\u201d says the Town.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official program wraps on Saturday, June 24, again at the Aurora Farmers\u2019 market with Indigenous crafting and, starting at 10.30 a.m., storytelling led by Traditional Anishinaabe Grandmother Kim Wheatley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Aurora Farmers\u2019 Market will be celebrating strawberries between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m.,\u201d says the Town. \u201cFamilies are invited to make a strawberry-themed craft while learning about the significance of strawberries in Indigenous culture. During the Farmers\u2019 Market\u2026 enjoy learning from [Wheatley] through storytelling.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more on these and other activities, including an online learning portal on resources to learn more about Indigenous history, visit aurora.ca\/indigenouspeoples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Brock Weir
Editor
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