As the 2023 North American Indigenous Games draws closer, Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation will
host a celebration today.
The event, to be held at Walnek on Summerside Road will also recognize community athletes that are competing in the games next month. The canoe relay, a birch bark canoe, which is visiting Indigenous communities in Nova Scotia in the lead up to the games, will also arrive on site. There will be singing, dancing and a barbecue.
It will take place from 12:30 to 3 p.m. today.
The North American Indigenous Games will be held July 17th to 23rd in Halifax and Millbrook First Nation.