Please join us on August 31st as we uplift our ancestors and families
Tla’amin Nation invites all citizens and community members to honour our loved ones as we mark International Overdose Awareness Day on Monday, August 31st. You may attend one or all parts of the day.
10:00 a.m. flag raising ceremony at City Hall (bus leaves health at 9:30 a.m.)
11:30 a.m. Ancestral food burning ceremony at the new cemetery
5:00 p.m. at the Salish Centre.
Here are a few things to know about the day and how you and your family can participate:
- Transportation is provided into town for the flag raising and back for the burning. Bus will leave health at 9:30 a.m.
- Some traditional foods will be provided for the burning; please bring a plate of your loved one’s favourite foods
- Dinner starts at 5:00 p.m. and includes a moment of silence and reflection, interactive information stations, cedar brushings and prizes. Naloxone kits and resources will be available.
International Overdose Awareness Day happens every August 31st and is a day to hold and remember our jehjeh whose lives were taken too soon by alcohol and drugs. This year marks 25 years since Overdose Awareness Day began.
Everyone is welcome. Please bring your family.
For questions about the burning please contact Drew.Blaney@tn-bc.ca, For questions about the dinner and flag raising contact Brittany.Vivier@tn-bc.ca or 604-414-3559.