National Indigenous Peoples Day

More than 25 years ago, Indigenous people in Canada started pushing the federal government to recognize the contributions of First Nations people to the country.

In 1982, the National Indian Brotherhood called for the creation of a National Aboriginal Solidarity Day.

And in 1995, both the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples and the Sacred Assembly called for the same.

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