We have to work together’: National Indigenous Peoples Day events highlight calls for unity amid separation debate – Calgary Herald
Jun 21, 2026
‘I look at this as one world, one people. The day we realize that, we won’t have all this separation and problems,’ said elder Clarence Wolfleg
Hundreds of Calgarians marked National Indigenous Peoples Day on Sunday at events across the city celebrating Indigenous culture and history, with calls for unity and relationship-building in the face of Alberta’s ongoing separation debate.
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At ContainR Art Park in Inglewood, the Indigenous Gathering Place Society hosted a celebration featuring music, storytelling, art and cultural teachings guided by elders and knowledge keepers, with both Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members in attendance.
