June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada! Join us in celebrating the stories and achievements of Indigenous Peoples at any of the free workshops or events below.

Dreamcatchers workshops

Join Skwxwu7mesh (Squamish) artist Cheximiya Allison Burns Joseph for this hands-on workshop. Create a beautiful dreamcatcher to take home and learn more about the significance of dreamcatchers in First Nations culture. Free, but registration required. 

Dreamcatcher workshop for adults 16yrs+
Sunday, June 4, 4-6pm
Community Room, Lynn Valley Village Complex
Free, but registration required. 
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Dreamcatchers workshop for youth 11-16yrs
Sunday, June 11, 4-6pm
Community Room, Lynn Valley Village Complex
Free, but registration required. 
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Centennial Theatre presents Shadow of the Rougarou

The Shadow of the Rougarou television miniseries is a dark western that spins the traditional cowboy narrative of the past on its head while delivering true suspense and horror all wrapped up in a thrilling period piece. With a bit of punk rock filmmaking, Métis culture and language is celebrated as the colonial systems of a bygone era slowly crumble by the wayside. Get ready to dive into a whole new kind of western: dark, honest, and Métis. 

After watching the entire 6 episode mini-series back to back totalling 45 minutes, there will be a question-and-answer session with the director, Jordan Waunch. Suitable for ages 14 and up.

Centennial Theatre 
Wednesday, June 7, 7-7:45pm (showing)
Free admission (general seating) 14yrs+
No ticket booking in advance required

 Warning, trailer may be disturbing for some audiences.

Drumming with Moonstone at Lions Gate Plaza

Moonstone is an all-Indigenous women hand drum group sharing their medicine of song and drum. The women of this group represent the Musqueam, Snuneymuxw, Anishinaabe/Saulteaux and Nehiyaw nations. Moonstone are community-minded, holding different perspectives and gifts. Collectively, they strive to reclaim, decolonize and indigenize spaces; contribute to the healing of our communities; and promote the connection between all our relations. 

Lions Gate Plaza, Lions Gate Community Recreation Centre 
Thursday, June 8, 4-6pm 

Storytelling & lacrosse with Elder Nekwimetstn

in collaboration with North Shore Immigrant Inclusion Partnership (NSIIP) 

Sport plays an integral role in bringing people together, building social & cultural capital and fostering greater inclusion in communities. Please join Elder Nekwimetstn (Sam Seward), as he shares his life-long journey in lacrosse. Nekwimetstn is currently a coach, assistant manager and on the Board with the North Score Indians Senior team. He is also Head Coach for Team BC U-19 Boys lacrosse team who will be travelling to Halifax for the 2023 North American Indigenous Games. 

Join us for this interactive workshop to learn about the history of lacrosse and its connection to Indigenous culture & ways of being. Participants will also have a chance to reflect on the relationships between sport, culture and experiences of social belonging. This is a hands-on, all-ages workshop, and participants will have the opportunity to work on basic lacrosse skills with Nekwimetstn (Sam)

Wednesday, June 14, 6:30-8pm     
Mickey McDougall Community Recreation Centre, gym 
Free, but registration required.
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Tuesday, June 27, 6-7:30pm     
Delbrook Community Recreation Centre, gym 
Free, but registration required.
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