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21 June. Next time. 21 June 2025. ( 2025-06-21) Frequency. annual. National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day) [ 1] is a day recognizing and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada. [ 2]
In Section 35 of the Constitution Act, 1982, "Aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples. [22] Aboriginal peoples is a legal term encompassing all Indigenous peoples living in Canada. [23] [24] Aboriginal peoples has begun to be considered outdated and is slowly being replaced by the term Indigenous peoples.
Films du Québec, April 8, 2014. ^Kelly Townsend, "Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas set feature debut with Aberdeen". Playback, September 26, 2023. ^"After the Last River, film about Attawapiskat, in Sudbury tonight". CBC Sudbury, December 2, 2015. ^Nora Mable, "‘I’m going to race’: Documentary on Indian relay premieres in Missoula Saturday".
1,172,790 million people reported having at least some Indigenous ancestry in 2006, representing 3.8% of the total Canadian population. [ 7] From 1981 to 2001, the percentage of Indigenous people who obtained college diplomas increased from 15.0 per cent to 22.0 per cent, while the percentage that obtained university degrees increased from 4.0 ...
The Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ( UNDRIP or DOTROIP[ 1]) is a legally non-binding resolution passed by the United Nations in 2007. [ 2] It delineates and defines the individual and collective rights of indigenous peoples, including their ownership rights to cultural and ceremonial expression, identity, language, employment ...
The Irish population, meanwhile, witnessed steady, slowing population growth during the late 19th and early 20th century, with the proportion of the total Canadian population dropping from 24.3 percent in 1871 to 12.6 percent in 1921 and falling from the second-largest ethnic group in Canada from to fourth − principally due to massive ...
Indigenous Peoples' Day[ a] is a holiday in the United States that celebrates and honors Indigenous American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. [ 1] It is celebrated across the United States on the second Monday in October, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities.
Kainai Nation. The Kainai Nation ( Blackfoot: ᖿᖱᖻᖳ, romanized: Káínaa or ᖿᖱᖻᖷ, romanized: Káínawa, Blood Tribe) is a First Nations band government in southern Alberta, Canada, with a population of 12,965 members in 2024, [ 3] up from 11,791 in December 2013. [ 4]