Join CBC Thunder Bay at National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations

CBC Thunder Bay is partnering with Fort William First Nation to celebratethe culture and achievements of First Nations, Inuit and Mtispeople in Canada this week, with a day of live broadcasts at the Mount McKayscenic lookout.

Superior Morning and Up North will both be broadcasting live from thelookout for National Indigenous Peoples DayonThursday, June 21.

Lisa Laco will host Superior Morning, while Waubgeshig Rice will debut as the new host of CBC's Up North on Thursday afternoon. The two shows will be sharingstories about everything from lacrosse to a STEM camp for Indigenous students to Thunder Bay's Bear Clan Patrol.

And all around the broadcast booth, Fort William First Nation's National Indigenous Peoples Day celebrations will be taking place.

The day starts with a Sunrise Ceremony at 5:45 a.m., followed by:

• 12p.m. Opening Ceremonies
• 1p.m. PowWow starts with Grand Entry
• 5 p.m. Feast
• 7p.m. Pow Ends / Giveaways
• 7:30 p.m. OpenAir Concert byTBD
• 9p.m. Closing Ceremonies

Good news for anyone wanting to be a part of the celebrations as well: Fort William First Nation and the City of Thunder Bay are offering free shuttles to the lookout on Thursday.

Thunder Bay Transit will take people to the Fort William First Nation Community Centre, where they'll transfer to a second bus to take them the rest of the way to the lookout.

The free shuttles will depart from the Water Street transit terminal, Intercity mall, City Hall, and the Frederica and Brown Street transit stop. A full schedule is available on the National Indigenous Peoples' Day website.

Admission to the lookout will be free for the day.