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Indigenous Peoples Day Celebrations Across Canada
Indigenous Peoples Day events spread nationwide with National and city gatherings in Ottawa Toronto Montreal Vancouver Winnipeg. Vancouver hosted a six metre house post blessing and a large block party while Toronto saw a sunrise ceremony at Nathan Phillips Square and Montreal marked Indigenous cultures at the Old Port. Leaders called for renewed reconciliation while acknowledging ongoing gaps, with remarks on Indigenous rights and governance under BIll C 5 and forest zoning concerns. First Nations voices urged deeper participation in decision making and preservation of ancestral rights amid national discourse on reconciliation.
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Ottawa
Canada
Fort York National Historic Site
Toronto
Montreal
Vancouver
Winnipeg
Zac George
Queen Elizabeth
Eastside
East Hasting
Michelle Bryant-Gravelle
Bryant-Gravelle
Lax Kw’alaams
Olivia Chow
Nathan Phillips Square
Old Port
Sedalia Fazio
Fazio
Assembly of First Nations
Quebec and Labrador
Francis Verreault-Paul
Quebec
Verreault-Paul
Mark Carney
Carney
Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak
House of Commons
Woodhouse Nepinak
Assembly
Mary Simon
Rideau Hall