Tag Archives: Indigenous Peoples Day
HISTORY TIDBIT: NATIVE AMERICAN NAMES
The name bestowed on you by your parents should be the one you legally have, but this has not always been the case for First Nations/Native American people once the Europeans took over and started all that legal stuff. Unable to pronounce, let alone write, native names, what had become the powers-that-be either gave them […]
HISTORIC RECOGNITION: NATIONAL ABORIGINAL DAY
National Aboriginal Day is observed across Canada and is a statutory holiday in the Northwest Territories. Though the day itself did not gain official recognition until 2001, June 21st has long been a traditional gathering date for many Aboriginal groups, a time to come together for special ceremonies, music, dancing, games, and feasting. Non-Aboriginals now […]
Time Travelling With Kids 