Celebrate August 9

August 9 is the United Nations International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples.

Did you know that the United Nations declared 2022-2032 the International Decade of Indigenous Languages?

What can you do to celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples?

1. Check out these resources from the United Nations
2. Learn about the City of Saskatoon Indigenous Initiatives
3. Discover the History of First Nations and Saskatoon
4. Take part in Saskatchewan Indigenous Experiences in and around Saskatoon
5. Email friendsafforestation@gmail.com to initiate and create an in-person or virtual event celebrating indigenous culture or history at the afforestation areas for #NationalForestWeek and #Culture Days in September or for August 9
6. Watch the Healing Forests YouTube presentation
7. Write your own Treaty Land Acknowledgement and discover more about the indigenous people of Treaty 6 territory.
8. Learn how to say the word ‘forest’ in the languages of the nêhiyawak (Cree), nakawē (Saulteaux), and yankton and yanktonai (Nakota) people

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National Healing Forests Maple Leaf Day

Fraxinus_pennsylvanica Green Ash Narrow winged samara is flattened and bears a thin seed. within a small cavity. Much narrower than a manitoba maple samara