The sweet taste of home-made haskap berry jam on bannock complemented live tunes at the Athabasca Native Friendship Centre’s free chili and bannock lunch June 21.
Community members from Athabasca came to listen and lunch at the National Aboriginal Day celebration.
Together, they ate 100 bowls of chili.
Executive director of the friendship centre, Laureen Houle, said that every year people who have never been to the centre before come to the partake in the event.
“The goal of today was to bring people together to celebrate the achievements of indigenous peoples in Canada throughout the years and celebrating everything that they’ve done in the past and where they’ve gotten us today,” said Houle.
During the event, Darlene Woodward charmed guests with the sound of her guitar and Annie Morissette kept the mood lively while pounding out songs like Emma Franklin’s “Piece of my Heart” on the keyboard.
