National Indigenous Peoples Day is a day recognising and celebrating the cultures and contributions of the First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Indigenous peoples of Canada.
National Aboriginal Day celebrations at University of the Fraser Valley, 2015
Perry Bellegarde
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Perry Bellegarde is a Canadian First Nations advocate and politician who served as National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations from December 10, 2014, to July 8, 2021. He had previously served as
National Indigenous Peoples Day
…Minister Justin Trudeau released a statement pledging to rename the event National Indigenous Peoples Day. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde supported the proposed change, called it an "important step", citing the terminology used in the landmark United Nations' Declaration on the Rights of…
Bellegarde in 2019