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Treaty Day Celebrations
Tuesday, October 1, 2024 (10:00 AM)
Charlottetown, PE
Treaty Day serves as the official recognition of the historic Peace and Friendship Treaties between the Mi’kmaq and the Crown.
Join the inaugural Treaty Day Celebrations, where hundreds of Indigenous singers, drummers, vendors, and artisans come together with locals and visitors to celebrate Mi’kmaq culture, to acknowledge shared history, and to provide an educational experience for all.
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Treaty Day Official Ceremony
The Government of Prince Edward Island and L’nuey are hosting an official ceremony for Treaty Day on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 at 10 a.m. in the Provincial Administration Buildings Courtyard behind Shaw Building (95 Rochford Street) in Charlottetown, Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island). The ceremony will begin with an Opening Prayer from a Mi’kmaw Elder followed by remarks and speeches. There will also be a gift exchange between Premier King and the Mi’kmaq leadership, followed by a flag raising and drumming.
This event is to commemorate the fifth annual Treaty Day, a day that celebrates the Mi’kmaq people, culture and heritage and relationship between the Mi’kmaq and the Crown. The intention is to increase awareness and understanding in the province and promote reconciliation aimed at celebrating the Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq and the Mi’kmaq’s role in Epekwitk through the treaty relationship.
The event will include traditional song/drumming and it will also serve as an opportunity to continue dialogue on how to work together between the Mi’kmaq and the PEI government.
Treaty Day Mawio’mi
The official Treaty Day ceremony on the morning of Oct. 1st will be followed by the second-annual Treaty Day Mawio’mi in the afternoon. It is being hosted on Tuesday, October 1, 2024 from 12:00 – 5:00PM at the Eastlink Centre in Charlottetown and will provide an opportunity for all Epekwitnewaq (Islanders) to learn and participate in the Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq’s culture and traditions that have endured and kept us strong.
This event is led by the First Nations, coordinated by L’nuey, and hosted by the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils. The Treaty Day celebrations and Mawio’mi have become an important annual recognition of the valued treaty relationship between the Crown, the Epekwitnewaq Mi’kmaq and all Islanders. The Mawio’mi provides a showcase for Mi’kmaw culture and heritage and provides an opportunity for all Islanders to gather in celebration and recognition of the Island’s Mi’kmaw identity.
We invite you, along with family and friends, to join us on this celebratory day! Please see the attached poster for additional details, and feel free to share it as well.
