A four-day celebration of Indigenous culture has kicked off in Timmins.
The event is set up at Participark in Timmins and features kids' activities, inflatables, teachings, vendors, as well as information booths.
It is open from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. each day and everyone is welcome to stop by.
For National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21, the festivities kick off at 5:30 a.m. with a sunrise ceremony at Participark.
At 11 a.m., three Indigenous flags will be raised for the first time at city hall where they will be featured permanently afterwards. The three flags are the Mattagami First Nation, which is the traditional territory of the city, the Nishnawbe Aski Nation, which is the greater treaty land, and the Metis Nation of Ontario.T
Following the flag raising there is a unity walk to Participark where the opening remarks are at noon.
Find out more about the Indigenous celebration here.
