Indigenous Peoples Day

As we celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, we recognize and reflect on:  

  • Our privilege to live, work and play on Indigenous land,

  • The need to share natural resources revenues to close the gaps in socio-economic conditions that are unacceptable and have resulted from colonial influence,

  • The need to educate all Canadians about cultural genocide and the need to eradicate systemic racism from this country's healthcare, legal, education, political and other institutions

  • The incredible diversity of Indigenous cultures in Canada and the outstanding contributions of Indigenous people to Canadian society, and

  • Our shared responsibility to work towards reconciliation every day.

We are all treaty people.