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Vol. 13 No. 22
National Indigenous History Month
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by David Shanahan
June is National Indigenous History Month in Canada, an opportunity to learn about the unique cultures, traditions and experiences of First Nations, Inuit and Métis. It's a time to honour the stories, achievements and resilience of Indigenous Peoples, who have lived on this land since time immemorial and whose presence continues to impact the evolving Canada. The House of Commons designated June as National Aboriginal History Month in 2009. The
name was changed to National Indigenous History Month in 2017. The focus of the Indigenous History Month comes on June 21, National Indigenous Peoples Day, the summer solstice, the longest day of the year. For generations, many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities have celebrated their cultures, languages, and traditions at this time of year. The summer solstice holds deep spiritual and cultural significance for many Indigenous Peoples, marking a time of renewal, connection, and celebration. There has been a
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great deal said and written over the years about reconciliation, and the Government of Canada committed to the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. However, little has been done, aside from words, to make genuine progress on the project. Important symbolic gestures and activities have certainly changed the public awareness of Indigenous issues, Land Acknowledgment statements for example; but for real positive change to take place, it is important, vital even, for Cana-
dians to know more about their shared history with the Indigenous peoples with whom they share this land, and the separate stories of the peoples themselves, their traditions, cultures, and relationship with each other and the natural world with which they lived. To that end, the Times will be publishing articles on Indigenous history through June, beginning in this issue with the story of the earliest peoples that we know of who inhabited this part of our shared land.
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