FOG BLOG CANADA NEWS LOG: CANADA CELEBRATES NATIONAL INDIGENOUS DAY FROM COAST TO COAST:

Friendship centres, cities host National Indigenous People's Day celebrations.Monday marks National Indigenous People's Day (NIPD) in Canada, with various events and activities taking place across Saskatchewan.

In Regina, the ninth annual NIPD celebration of take place virtually.

A live-streamed event that will take place through the city's NIPD Facebook page will feature learning opportunities about First Nations Inuit and Métis culture, heritage and achievements.

Performances start at 10 a.m. CST. Once the event has concluded, a City of Regina news release says SaskaTel Max would feature a recording on-demand.

Elsewhere, the Nēwo-Yōtina Friendship Centre is set to host an event in Regina that will include a keynote speech from Saskatchewan's Lt.-Gov. Russ Mirasty and a speech from Cowessess First Nation Chief Cadmus Delorme.

That event will take place at the Core Community Park at 1219 11th Ave. at 4 p.m. CST. Anyone who attends is asked to abide by COVID-19 guidelines.

In the Bridge City, the Saskatoon Indian Métis Friendship Centre is set to launch part one of it's two-part series Our Voices: Indigenous Languages Close to Home.