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Community Invited To Nation Indigenous People Day Celebrations June 21st

Thursday, June 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM

By Jay Herrington

(PHOTO K’ómoks First Nation)

With National Indigenous Peoples Day this month, K’ómoks First Nation and their community and cultural partners are inviting friends and neighbours from across the Comox Valley to celebrate with them.

Along with the unique contributions and cultures of First Nation, Inuit and Métis communities in the Comox Valley and across Canada, the free, day-long celebration will take place Saturday, June 21st, from 12-9pm at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds.

The day includes cultural and environmental workshops, guided walks to the Tsolum River, K’ómoks culture and archeology displays, live screen printing, Youth and Elder Zones, delicious food including a traditional salmon BBQ, over 30 indigenous craft vendors, and live music from world class Indigenous artists including Siibii, Garret T. Willie, Kaeley Jade and more.

For details, visit K’ómoks First Nation.

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The word "éy7á7juuthem" means “Language of our People” and is the ancestral tongue of the Homalco, Tla’amin, Klahoose and K’ómoks First Nations, with dialectic differences in each community.

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