Rebecca Strong kicks off National Indigenous Peoples Day festivities in P.A. [Video]

After performing a few songs, majority of those in attendance began to line up to embark on a ‘Unity Walk’. Walkers marched from City Hall to Kinsmen Park where the rest of the day’s festivities are taking place. Before taking off though, members of The Northern Boys sang a prayer song while Sturgeon Lake First Nation Elder Henry Felix rehearsed a prayer.

While performing, Strong was also collecting donations for the Prince Albert Grand Council’s (PAGC) ‘Tiny Home Project’ for the homeless, saying she wants to help her hometown and her neighbours.

“Indigenous People’s Day is a very big day and of course I could’ve went and done some gig for some money, but I would rather not take advantage of the day and give back to my community. A lot of the homeless are also indigenous people, so I want to not have that and give them homes and …