Wabanaki Forest by Lower Trout Lake on the Chebucto Peninsula, Aug 12, 2009.
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On June 21, 2026, we in the northern hemisphere celebrate the summer solstice, as our ancestors have done since prehistoric times.
Since June 21, 2017, the day is also known as Canada’s National Indigenous Peoples Day:
In cooperation with Indigenous organizations, the Government of Canada chose June 21, the summer solstice, for National Aboriginal Day, now known as National Indigenous Peoples Day. For generations, many Indigenous peoples and communities have celebrated their culture and heritage on or near this day due to the significance of the summer solstice as the longest day of the year.
Just over the last 5 years, the day has gained a deeper meaning for Canadians of settler lineage as we began to seriously reflect on a dark truth about the country most of us have viewed as so embracing of peoples of all races and cultures: our collective role historically and ongoing in the debasement, indeed attempted genocide, of our indigenous peoples. Read More
