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Registration open for vendors at Cultural Gathering of Nations

Food vendors or marketplace merchants interested in participating can register through a QR code on the Cultural Gathering of Nations Facebook page.

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Gathering of Nations 2025. (Franki Berry, Energeticcity.ca)
The market at the Cultural Gathering of Nations 2025. (Franki Berry, Energeticcity.ca)

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Food vendors now have the opportunity to register to participate in the second annual Cultural Gathering of Nations (CGON).

A celebration of the Indigenous cultures of Treaty 8 Nations in northeastern B.C., the event had its inaugural edition in September 2025, and will return to Dawson Creek’s Ovintiv Events Centre in 2026.

CGON event coordinator Daniel Desjarlais said in a meeting with City of Dawson Creek council that this year had participation from each Treaty 8 Nation, when only three nations – West Moberly First Nations (WMFN), Halfway River First Nation (HWFN) and Prophet River First Nation (PRFN) oversaw the event a year ago.

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A Facebook post on the CGON’s page shows those interested in being a food vendor or in the marketplace can scan a QR code to fill out the form regarding rules and regulations.

The fee for food vendors is $300, and the post says only 39 marketplace spots in the artisan market are available.

It adds that registration does not mean an automatic spot at the event.

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With hand games, cultural workshops and more, the CGON will take place from September 17th to 20th, 2026. 

Those with questions regarding registration can contact Holly Yerhoff at hollygirl@live.ca.

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Ed Hitchins

A guy who found his calling later in life, Edward Hitchins is a professional storyteller with a colourful and extensive history.

Beginning his journey into journalism in 2012 at Seneca College, Edward also graduated from Humber College with an Advanced Diploma in Print and Broadcast Journalism in 2018.  After time off from his career and venturing into other vocations, he started his career proper in 2022 in Campbell River, B.C.

Edward was attracted to the position of Indigenous Voices reporter with Energeticcity as a challenge.  Having not been around First Nations for the majority of his life, he hopes to learn about their culture through meaningful conversations while properly telling their stories. 

In a way, he hopes this position will allow both himself and Energeticcity to grow as a collective unit as his career moves forward and evolves into the next step.

He looks forward to growing both as a reporter and as a human being while being posted in Fort St. John.

This reporting position has been funded by the Government of Canada and the Local Journalism Initiative.

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