You are invited to the First Annual Treaty Six Day!!
August 23rd, 10:00am – 8:00pm
Host Drum Group: Bear Street Singers
The Town of Devon is excited to celebrate its first annual Treaty Six Day on Aug. 23 in honour of the first signing of Treaty Six on Aug. 23, 1876, in Fort Carlton (now known as Saskatchewan).
As a municipality
within Treaty Six, Devon has made it a high priority to recognize the lands we live in and help educate one another on what the true intent of Treaty means.For this first annual event, Devon has partnered with neyaskweyahk (Ermineskin Cree Nation) to help bring an interactive, educational and culturally appropriate event to Devon that will include:
-A flag-raising ceremony
-A Proclamation signing
-Tipi Sessions
-Indigenous drumming and food trucks
The morning ceremony and proclamation signing will be at the Town of Devon Office, while the afternoon festivities will be held in Voyageur Park (Secret Park/kîmôc nakîwin).
More information will be available at http://ow.ly/UqVs50FNGq9 as the day approaches.
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