Surrey Indigenous Day celebration returns to Semiahmoo land<\/p>\n
Published 12:30 pm Monday, June 8, 2026<\/p>\n
Surrey\u2019s National Indigenous Peoples Day celebration is returning to the traditional lands of the Semiahmoo First Nation.<\/p>\n
Semiahmoo First Nation will be hosting National Indigenous Peoples Day at Semiahmoo Park, 15782 Marine Dr. on June 19. Last year\u2019s celebration was held in partnership with the City of Surrey at Cloverdale\u2019s Bill Reid Amphitheatre.<\/p>\n
\u201cBringing this event home is deeply meaningful to us. On June 19, we will gather in celebration of culture, community, and the enduring strength of Indigenous peoples,\u201d Semiahmoo First Nation said in a statement posted on social media.<\/p>\n
The Fraser Region Aboriginal Friendship Centre Association (FRAFCA) will also be working in partnership with Semiahmoo First Nation for this event.<\/p>\n
The City of Surrey shares on their website that this free celebration is about cultural sharing and will feature live music, an Indigenous fashion show, Indigenous marketplace and kids\u2019 activities.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is an opportunity to celebrate who we are, where we come from, and the vibrant future we continue to build together,\u201d continued the statement by the Semiahmoo First Nation.<\/p>\n
SECTION 35 has been announced on the National Indigenous People\u2019s Day social media accounts as a participant in this year\u2019s Indigenous Fashion Show.A social media post says SECTION 35<\/a> are known for their bold Indigenous streetwear and contemporary designs and will be showcasing these on the Spirit stage during the event.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have some very special secret guests who are going to be coming and performing later in the evening,\u201d Semiahmoo First Nation Chief, Harley Chappell, shared with Peace Arch News.<\/p>\n The statement proceeds to say that by hosting this celebration, they will do so with a renewed vision that is grounded in their cultural teaching and holds a commitment to creating lasting and inclusive experiences for all that attend.<\/p>\n \u201cWe see this as a continuation of the strong relationships that have been built, and we would be honoured to carry this work forward together,\u201d finished the statement.<\/p>\n Nationals Indigenous Peoples Day will be held at Semiahmoo Park from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, June 19.<\/p>\n Get updates and learn more about this event on the Semiahmoo First Nation Facebook page at facebook.com\/SemiahmooFN<\/a> or at semiahmoofirstnation.ca<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u2014 with files from Tricia Leslie<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Surrey Indigenous Day celebration returns to Semiahmoo land Published 12:30 pm Monday, June 8, 2026 Surrey\u2019s National Indigenous…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":724801,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-724800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}