Somba K'e Plaza is the centre of it all for National Aboriginal Day official celebrations tomorrow.

The North Slave Metis Alliance will host a fish fry and stage show at the plaza outside City Hall.

The celebrations, hosted by Metis elder Tony Whitford and First Nations elder Gail Cyr, will begin with an opening prayer by Whitford and a singing of O Canada at noon.

Attendees will then be treated to a performances near the waterfront as well as vendors offering sales and lessons in traditional arts.

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Those on hand will receive a plate of battered whitefish, corn, beans, banncok and a drink.

For the children, face painting will be available to help them get in the celebratory mood.

Down by the water, there will be performers representing First Nations, Metis, and Inuit music. Fiddlers from Yellowknife and Edmonton will take the stage close to 1 p.m., followed by throat singers Tanya Roach and Anna Seagrave.

The Yellowknives Dene First Nation Drummers will also perform.

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The afternoon will finish with closing remarks, scheduled for 4:30 p.m.