National Indigenous Peoples Day in Surrey - Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee

Skookum Surrey is excited to be welcomed back to National Indigenous Peoples Day at the Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre, in Cloverdale. Join us at 3pm, as we appreciate and celebrate Indigenous peoples and our culture.

The City of Surrey is situated on the ancestral, traditional, and unceded territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the sǝmyámǝ (Semiahmoo), q̓ic̓əy̓ (Katzie), and q̓ʷɑ:n̓ƛ̓ən̓ (Kwantlen) land-based Nations who have been stewards of this land since time immemorial.

This day will have teachings and practice through art, music, storytelling, dance and more from various Indigenous communities. There will be food, booths and other learning pieces throughout!

A shuttle is also available from the King George Sky Train Station right to Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre.

See you there!

All Our Relations: Honouring the Host Nations

Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee's work takes place on the traditional territories of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the Katize, Kwantlen, and Semiahmoo First Nations. We recognize their connection to this land and acknowledge that we are newcomers to Surrey like everyone else. Our group, the Surrey Urban Indigenous Leadership Committee does not represent these land-based First Nations and we are careful not to speak on their behalf. Instead, we represent urban Indigenous people that have moved here from all over BC and Canada to make Surrey their home. Our focus is making Surrey a great place for Indigenous people living in the city — regardless of where they come from, their legal status, or their particular culture heritage. As we do this, we endeavour to live in a good way with the land-based First Nations that have called this land their home since time immemorial.