Société Macdonald-Cartier Society

Statement on National Aboriginal Day

on Jun 23 in Latest Press Releases by admin

June 23, 2011

This Tuesday marked the 15th anniversary of National Aboriginal Day. National Aboriginal Day was first established in 1996 by then-Governor General Romeo LeBlanc, who, in a speech to mark the occasion, said the following: “On June 21st, this year and every year, Canada will honour the native peoples who first brought humanity to this great land. And may the first peoples of our past always be full and proud partners in our future.”

The Macdonald-Cartier Society is proud to celebrate this continued recognition of Canada’s history and culture.

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You can read more on the press release of the Assembly of First Nations:

http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/June2011/21/c7768.html