NIPD 2025 - K'ómoks First Nation

National Indigenous Peoples Day | June 21 2025 | 12 to 9 pm

Join K’ómoks First Nation and their community and cultural partners for a FREE day long celebration of First Nations, Métis and Inuit culture and resilience!

From noon till 9 pm at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds join us for live music, workshops, amazing art and crafts, workshops and demos, knowledge sharing, Tsolum River walks and more.

Community & Cultural Partners

National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations are being coordinated by K’ómoks First Nation and their community and cultural partners including Wachiay Friendship Society, MIKI’SIW Métis Association, Kumugwe Cultural Society, Queneesh Indigenous Community Society, Upper Island Women of Native Ancestry, Manidoo Waabiwin An Cultural Society, the City of Courtenay, Town of Comox, Village of Cumberland and Comox Valley Regional District.

Community Sponsors

We would like to thank our community sponsors.

Community Supporters:

ABC Printing & Signs, Bayview Hotel, CIBC, Chad Nowosad Boates, Comox Airport, Comox Valley Art Gallery, Comox Valley Arts, Cumberland Community Forest Society, Cumberland Village Works, Elevate, First Credit Union, First Nation Health Authority, First Peoples Law, Habitat for Humanity, F&M Installations Ltd, KMF Traffice Solutions, Lake Park Society, LUSH Valley, MARS (Mountain Avian Rescue), Mainroad Contracting, Mosaic Forest Management, North Island College, Old House Hotel, Project Watershed, Sure Copy Center, Tsolum River Restoration Society

Volunteer Sign Up Open for National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrations!

Volunteer sign up and shift selection is now open for this year’s National Indigenous Peoples Day Celebration at the Comox Valley Exhibition Grounds coming up on June 21st.

Volunteers from across our community are invited to lend their hands and hearts to this day in celebration of Indigenous culture and community.

Shifts start Friday June 20th and run through till Sunday June 22nd.

Tasks range from site set up and tear down, greeting tents and guest services, volunteer crew support, site decor, event admin and more!

The volunteer sign up can be found HERE!

The event runs from 12 noon till 9 pm on Saturday June 21st and will include live music from acclaimed indigenous artists, amazing art and crafts, workshops and demos, Tsolum River walks and more.

Stay tuned for exciting workshop and engagement updates!

All are welcome.

Live music at National Indigenous People’s Day 2025!

This year’s celebration will feature some amazing musical guests! Bring a blanket or a lowrider camping chair and sit back for an incredible concert featuring world class indigenous artists.

SiibiiCree First Nation of Mistissini, Quebec

An act of reclamation, a fulfillment of identity and a statement of purpose: Siibii is so much more than a name. The Montreal-based songwriter, a mythic pop power in the making, manifests their name’s Cree meaning – river – as a source of creative and personal empowerment. Ever-rushing, ever-flowing, the river is a force of intention, imagination and emotional cleansing that guides Siibii’s musical journey…

Garret T. WillieDzawada'enuxw First Nation, Kingcome Inlet, BC

Hailing from Kingcome Inlet off the coast of British Columbia, with roots in both Namgis and Tlingit First Nations, Garret T. Willie is an old soul masquerading as an uncommonly wise, weathered, witty and world-weary 25-year-old. He’s about to give rock ‘n’ roll a formidable 21st -century kick in the ass with plenty of wild, heartbreaking, and hilarious stories to share in true rock ‘n’ roll form…

Ed PeekeekootAhtahkakoop Cree First Nation, Saskatchewan

Multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, artist and story-teller, Ed Peekeekoot is a skilled and seasoned performer. He has a timeless kind of cool that appeals to audiences of all ages. Ed’s performances go from blazing guitar work to foot stomping fiddle and haunting Native flute – all sprinkled with his Cree humor and philosophy…

Kaeley JadeAmiskwacîwâskahikan Territory, Alberta

Kaeley Jade is an award-winning singer/songwriter, actor, and multidisciplinary Metis artist based in Edmonton, Alberta (amiskwaciwâskahikan). Under the sweeping gaze of Edmonton’s prairie skies, Jade has carved out a space where art and soul converge. Her vibrant debut full-length album, Turpentine, has earned her significant recognition as a singer/songwriter in the Canadian music scene with accolades that include a Canadian Folk Music Award, Western Canadian Music Award Nomination, and Summer Solstice Indigenous Music Award…

Kumugwe DancersK’ómoks and Kwakwaka’wakw Territory, BC

The Kumugwe Dancers help facilitate respect and understanding within the local community and communities abroad through sharing the songs and dances of the K’ómoks and Kwakwaka’wakw peoples. Taking their name from the traditional Bighouse that sits within the heart of the K’ómoks First Nation, members of the dance troupe have been practicing and performing together since 2001…

Joyful JiggersBased in Lekwungen Territory, Victoria BC

The Joyful Jiggers–Abigail Porttris and Piper Bresser–are two high energy Métis youth that share their love for Métis jigging with audiences in Greater Victoria and beyond. Both dancing since the age of four, Piper and Abi bring passion, enthusiasm, and a deep love for sharing Métis culture to their performances…