Trudeau to change name of National Aboriginal Day

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"Indigenous people always get the hand-me-downs, the buildings, and land that settlers no longer have a use for", said the RAIC task force, comprised of about 30 mostly indigenous architects, architectural students, interns and academics.

The next step is to work with us to develop a national action plan for implementation, as required by Canada's global obligations and recent commitments made by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. "We want you do decide how best to use it in order to serve your communities".

"As a committee, we thought to do justice to all those very tragic stories", she said, reported the Globe and Mail.

Aboriginal Day began June 21, 1996.

As called for in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's Call to Action #92, it can be an opportunity to "provide education for management and staff on the history of Aboringal peoples, including the history and legacy of residential schools, the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Treaties and Aboriginal rights, Indigenous law, and Aboriginal-Crown relations".

Carriere added that National Aboriginal Day isn't just about education, it's also about developing pride. Part of the festivities involved demonstrations of Indigenous ways of life.

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June 21st is an appropriate day to think about the path we are now on and the movement toward basing the Canadian-First Nation relationship on the true recognition of the inherent rights, title and jurisdiction of First Nation peoples and nations.

"As young Aboriginal children get out and they see the broader community celebrating their culture and their history, it makes them more proud as well, which is significant for our young people".

The report released Monday included a total of 28 recommendations - work that flowed from a 2016 motion to examine and report on suicide among indigenous people and communities across the country.

Traditional games, art and dances will take place at the Wanuskewin Heritage Park. And we gather to celebrate our languages, cultures and ceremonies, which have persevered and prevailed despite decades of concerted effort to eradicate them. "We brought in the trappers and the beading and the sash making".

In Halifax, the celebration starts at 2 p.m. ET, while the dance in Vancouver kicks off at 10 a.m. There will be a free barbeque at 5 p.m., with live entertainment until 8 p.m.

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