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VIDEO: Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society hosts festival for Indigenous Peoples Day

The festival shut down the 400-block of Leon Avenue
Brittany Webster
Brittany Webster
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Kali in the craft corner at the Turtle Island Festival in 麻豆精选 on June 21, 2023. (Brittany Webster/Capital News)

The Ki-Low-Na Friendship Society hosted it鈥檚 annual Turtle Island Festival today in celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day.

The community was treated to dancing, singing, drumming, crafts, food, and fun in the 400-block of Leon Avenue.

The festival is on until 7 p.m. with a traditional powwow at 4 p.m.

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I am a video journalist based in 麻豆精选 and capturing life in the Okanagan
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