PHOTOS: National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations at Mādahòkì Farm

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The Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival at Mādahòkì Farm kicked off on Friday with a full schedule of events to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day.

The free event, scheduled to run from Friday to Sunday, offers activities, games and performances highlighting Indigenous culture. A competition pow wow is taking place on the farm at the same time, welcoming drummers and Dancers from across North America.

The calendar of events for National Indigenous Peoples Day is packed. It includes performances by throat singers and world champion hoop dancer Scott Sinquah, workshops on quillwork and dreamcatchers, storytelling, a glow in the dark evening Pow Wow and a “family fun zone” with games and a mechanical bull named Jed.

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National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
World champion hoop dancer Scott Sinquah sang before his amazing dance at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
World champion hoop dancer Scott Sinquah got visited by his young son while giving a history of his sport on stage at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
World champion hoop dancer Scott Sinquah performs at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
World champion hoop dancer Scott Sinquah performs at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
Jeannine Denny, who hails from the Eskasoni reserve in Nova Scotia, poses for some selfies and pictures at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
With his welly boots on, Thomas Folkerson, 6, attempts the climbing wall at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
Violetta Looker and her one-year old Mya Rivera-Looker had fun petting the animals at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
Parents and kids alike enjoyed the hoop dancing at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival that opened Friday afternoon at Madahoki Farm off West Hunt Club Road in Ottawa. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
Angela and Andrew Martincich squish into a huge Adirondack chair with their three kids (Abigail, 7, Madeleine, 3 and Frederick, 6 mos.) while a friend grabs their picture at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia
National Indigenous at Mādahòkì Farm
People sat for lunch at long tables to invite a spirit of community at the Summer Solstice Indigenous Festival. Photo by JULIE OLIVER /Postmedia

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