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Dozens of people gathered at the Flin Flon Indian-Metis Friendship Centre yesterday to celebrate National Aboriginal Day. Aboriginal games, hoop dancers, and Metis fiddlers supplied some of the entertainment for the event, held both inside the centre and in the adjacent parking lot. "I think that National Aboriginal Day is important because it's an opportunity for aboriginal people to showcase their talents, show pride in their culture, and pass down what they have learned," said program and events coordinator Jason Mandes for the centre. The wet weather meant that performances planned for outside had to be taken indoors, but that did not dampen the enthusiasm of the crowd, a major segment of which was aboriginal. "It's a lot of fun and its' a great way to celebrate our culture," commented Lisa Merasty in between bites of her buffalo burger, prepared in the parking lot by the Flin Flon Lions Club. National Aboriginal Day is commemorated across Canada each June 21.
