National Indigenous Peoples Day - Flag Raising

The Town of Pelham is hosting a day of learning on Friday, June 20, 2025 – to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.

Flag Raising
Join the Town of Pelham at 10:00am for a morning ceremony as the Every Child Matters Flag is raised at the Meridian Community Centre to recognize National Indigenous Peoples Day

Where: Meridian Community Centre – 100 Meridian Way Fonthill
When: Friday, June 20th at 10:00 a.m.
What to expect: Members of the community are invited to attend, and those attending are encouraged to wear orange.

The "Every Child Matters" Flag will be raised during this time to celebrate First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures. It is inclusive of all Indigenous communities and reiterates the importance of bringing awareness to the residential school system. The flag that will be raised has been smudged with sweetgrass and sage. Ktunaxa artist Carol Louie provided the art for the feather and ideas for the design. Robert Louie (Ktunaxa) and Denice Louie (Athabascan) completed the design work in collaboration with their summer youth worker Gabe Kobasiuk (Cree).

For a full listing and additional resources, visit www.pelham.ca/june21

You may also like the following events from Town of Pelham:

• Next Thursday, 19th June, 04:00 pm, Indigenous Pop-Up Market in Welland

Also check out other Arts events in Welland.