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Jun 28, 2021 · The Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que., suspended its Canada Day celebrations in response to the 'national tragedy' of unmarked residential school burial sites found in B.C. and ...
- Amid calls to cancel Canada Day, historian says opposition to ...
A woman waves a Canadian flag while sporting a patriotic...
- Amid calls to cancel Canada Day, historian says opposition to ...
Jul 1, 2021 · Here’s what political figures and Indigenous leaders are saying about Canada Day 2021. Assembly of First Nations Chief Perry Bellegarde. “I encourage all Canadians to learn about our shared ...
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Jun 27, 2021 · A woman waves a Canadian flag while sporting a patriotic outfit during Canada Day celebrations in Vancouver, on July 1, 2019. Historian Matthew Hayday says that the scale of the national holiday ...
Jun 30, 2022 · Published June 30, 2022 1:53 a.m. PDT. Many communities are reimagining Canada Day celebrations to recognize Indigenous Peoples, as the country continues to reckon with its legacy following the ...
- Aya Wadi, Syrian Refugee and Business Owner
- Mark Sakamoto, Canada Reads-Winning Author
- Riley Yesno, Writer from Eabametoong First Nation
- Paul Michel, Former Chief of Adams Lake Band
- Chantal Petitclerc, Senator and Paralympian
Aya Wadi says Canada welcomed her with "open arms" when she arrived as a refugee four years ago. She was fleeing the Syrian civil war, and was forced to leave her brother behind in Germany. Now, she calls Thunder Bay, Ont., home. She's since become fluent in English and opened a restaurant, Royal Aleppo Food, where she said she's grateful to share ...
Before the Second World War, Mark Sakamoto's grandparents were living "quite a wonderful life" in Canada, where they were born, he said. They had two boats, fished, and went to Japanese and English schools. Then, "they lost everything." His grandmother was among thousands of Japanese Canadians relocated to internment camps by the federal government...
Riley Yesno acknowledges that some Canadians may feel conflicted about Canada Day celebrations this year. But she argued the best thing you can do for a place you love "is hold it accountable." "Canadians and Canada have a choice, where we can choose to just look away, to keep doing the things that we've always done, or we have a chance to do thing...
Paul Michel was essentially born and raised in the backyard of the Kamloops Indian Residential School, which both his parents were forced to attend. His father later went on to teach there, he said. Michel, a member of the Secwepemc Nation, and special advisor to the president on Indigenous matters at Thompson Rivers University in B.C., plans to to...
Until she was 17, Paralympian Chantal Petitclerc felt conflicted about her identity as a Canadian and Quebecer. She's always been proud of her French Canadian heritage and language. But competing in wheelchair racing events around the country "really opened my mind … to the value and richness of our differences," she explained. "To begin travelling...
Jan 5, 2012 · Celebrated in Canada every 21 June, National Indigenous Peoples Day is an official day of celebration to recognize and honour the heritage, cultures and valuable contributions to society by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. National Indigenous Peoples Day is the same day as the summer solstice (the longest day of the year) and was chosen ...
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Jun 21, 2021 · June 21, 2021. Ottawa, Ontario. The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day: “Today, on National Indigenous Peoples Day, we invite all Canadians to learn and celebrate the vibrant and diverse cultures, languages, and beautiful traditions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples.
