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In 1995, a national conference of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people chaired by Elijah Harper, titled The Sacred Assembly, called for a national holiday to celebrate the contributions of Aboriginal peoples to Canada. [6] In 1996, the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples recommended that a National First Peoples Day be officially recognized.
Pages in category "Indigenous events in Canada" ... National Indigenous Peoples Day; National Ribbon Skirt Day; T. Treaty Day (Nova Scotia) W. Women's Memorial March
[7] [166] National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day of recognition of the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada. The day was first celebrated in 1996, after it was proclaimed that year, by then Governor General of Canada, Roméo LeBlanc, to be celebrated on June 21 annually. [15]
Monday is Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples' Day. The explorer had a violent history among Native Americans, and many say we should honor them. ... Winter storm live tracker: Snowfall maps ...
January 6 – Justin Trudeau announces his resignation as leader of the Liberal Party, effective following the selection of his successor. [4]January 28 The Public Inquiry into Foreign Interference publishes its final report, saying that it had found “no evidence of traitors” in the Parliament of Canada, while warning that foreign actors were generating disinformation in traditional and ...
This year, Indigenous Peoples' Day will be celebrated on Monday, October 9, 2023. How is Indigenous Peoples' Day celebrated? Indigenous Peoples' Day is more a day of recognition and mourning than ...
At a 1977 United Nations conference in Geneva, Indigenous delegates from around the world resolved “to observe October 12, the day of so-called ‘discovery’ of America, as an International ...
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