In The News
Celebrate Aboriginal Heritage
at Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
Midland, Ontario……………….June
2008, Midland’s Sainte-Marie
among the Hurons will share in the celebration of First
Nations with its upcoming Aboriginal Festival on
Saturday and Sunday June 14-15, and National
Aboriginal Day on Saturday June 21.
On June 14-15, Sainte-Marie’s Aboriginal Festival
will feature dynamic First Nations performers and exhibits.
New this year, the Red Spirit Drum and Dance Group
will bring youth from Ojibway, Cree, Mic Mac, Mohawk, and
Dakota Nations to share a colourful presentation with visitors.
The historic site of Sainte-Marie will bustle with the sights
and sounds of the Jock Family, an exciting
Water Drum and Dance Group, and Neil
Monague with his popular Christian Island
Hand Drum Group. Upon entering the site, guests will
be fascinated with the Survival in the Bush
exhibit that will demonstrate historic fire-starting, cordage
making, trap and snare exhibits, native cooking, bone tools
and birch-bark baskets, a furrier display, and edible tea
tasting. Other activities include native games such as Lacrosse,
corn-husk doll and Okie making, children’s heritage
crafts, and basket making. New this year are additional Native
Crafters with goods for sale, and a special video on Native
Storytelling.
National Aboriginal Day (June 21) is a time
for all Canadians to celebrate the cultures and contributions
to Canada of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
Canada chose June 21 because of the cultural significance
of the summer solstice and because many Aboriginal groups
mark this day as a time to celebrate their heritage. The celebrations
will therefore continue at Sainte-Marie on Saturday June 21
with the Jock Family Water Drum and Dance Group, Neil
Monague’s Christian Island Hand Drum Group, Aboriginal
Crafters, and a host of Native demonstrations and
displays throughout the historic site.
During both the Aboriginal Festival and
National Aboriginal Day, Restaurant
Sainte-Marie will offer a special themed menu,
providing delicious original recipes including “Three
Sisters Soup” made from corn, beans, and squash.
The Aboriginal Festival at Sainte-Marie
among the Hurons runs Saturday and Sunday,
June 14 and 15, and National Aboriginal Day
is on Saturday, June 21. For further information please contact
(705) 526-7838.
Sainte-Marie among the Hurons is operated
by Huronia Historical Parks,
and is an Attraction of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism
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Media Contact:
Bill Brodeur
Coordinator,
Marketing and Media Relations
Huronia Historical
Parks
(705) 528-7692
bill.brodeur@ontario.ca
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