Rapid Lake, Que. – October 2, 2017 – On September 28, UFCW Canada activists joined Indigenous leaders and volunteers from I Love First Peoples for a celebration of the students at Kitiganik School in Rapid Lakes, Quebec, who recently created Traditional Territory Plaques to honour the ancestral lands on which UFCW Canada Local Union offices are located.
Toronto – August 3, 2017 – August 9 marks the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, a day to honour the rich cultures and traditions of Indigenous peoples around the world.
Calgary – June 29, 2017 – UFCW Canada activists honoured National Aboriginal Day at a gathering held at the new UFCW Canada Local 401 office in Calgary.
Toronto – June 15, 2017 – UFCW Canada representatives recently came together to walk and petition in support of fair and equitable services for First Nations children in Canada.
Toronto – June 7, 2017 – In Canada, the National Day of Reconciliation is observed each year on June 11 to serve as a reminder of the 150,000 Indigenous children who were forcibly taken from their homes and placed in the residential school system from the 1870s to the mid-1990s.
Toronto – May 29, 2017 – The month of June marks Aboriginal History Month in Canada.
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