Posted: Jun 01, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: June 1
Pandemic restrictions led organizers to host a virtual festival this summer.(Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival)
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Ottawa s annual Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival is shifting its programming last minute, in the wake of a horrific reminder of Canada s past treatment of Indigenous people as the remains of 215 children were discovered on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C.
The festival, starting June 1, is a three-week long celebration of Indigenous resilience and heritage, packed with craft making workshops, cooking lessons, drumming and dance.