Somba K'e Plaza is the centre of it all for National Aboriginal Day official celebrations tomorrow.
The North Slave Metis Alliance will host a fish fry and stage show at the plaza outside City Hall.
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The celebrations, hosted by Metis elder Tony Whitford and First Nations elder Gail Cyr, will begin with an opening prayer by Whitford and a singing of O Canada at noon.
Attendees will then be treated to a performances near the waterfront as well as vendors offering sales and lessons in traditional arts.
“We have our stage show and then we have our free fish fry as well as face painting. People make other stuff like tacos (too),” said Joanne Taylor, the event's coordinator.
“Some of the booths will let you sit down and show you how to do carvings, bead work, stuff like that.”
Those on hand will receive a plate of battered whitefish, corn, beans, banncok and a drink.
For the children, face painting will be available to help them get in the celebratory mood.
Down by the water, there will be performers representing First Nations, Metis, and Inuit music. Fiddlers from Yellowknife and Edmonton will take the stage close to 1 p.m., followed by throat singers Tanya Roach and Anna Seagrave.
The Yellowknives Dene First Nation Drummers will also perform.
“We invite Yellowknifers, visitiors and performers alike to enjoy an afternoon of Northern hospitality including Metis, First Nation and Inuit food, music and dance,” stated Bill Enge, president of the North Slave Metis Alliance.
The afternoon will finish with closing remarks, scheduled for 4:30 p.m.