National Aboriginal Day - June 21, 2011

June 21 marks National Aboriginal Day in Canada. The day was first proclaimed by the Canadian Parliament in 1996. Since then, National Aboriginal Day has been celebrated annually coast to coast to coast.

National Aboriginal Solidarity Day is significant for the BCGEU, so much that some BCGEU collective agreements recognize it as a work holiday. There are calls for the federal government to make National Aboriginal Day a national statutory holiday.

National Aboriginal Day is meant to recognize and celebrate the important contributions Aboriginal peoples make in every Canadian community. Aboriginal peoples continue to play a key role in the fight for social justice, equality, and workers' and human rights.