June is National Indigenous History Month which celebrates the history, heritage and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and M\u00e9tis peoples in Canada. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The York Catholic District School Board is committed to teaching students about the rich and diverse histories of Canada\u2019s First Nations Peoples. Recently, it announced Grade 11 students will take the Understanding Contemporary First Nations, M\u00e9tis, and Inuit Voices<\/em> course for their Grade 11<\/a> English credit<\/a>. In 2017, the Board introduced its YCDSB Land Acknowledgement<\/a> which has since become embedded as a distinct school practice and recited at all large school community gatherings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For centuries, many of the first inhabitants would celebrate the arrival of the warm weather and the pleasures of the summer solstice. The summer solstice is the day of the year with the longest light. June 21, the first day of summer, has been chosen as National Indigenous Peoples Day! In 1996, the Governor General of Canada, Rom\u00e9o LeBlanc, proclaimed it National Aboriginal Day! It\u2019s an opportunity for everyone to celebrate the cultural richness and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis peoples. In 2017, the Prime Minister announced the day would be renamed National Indigenous Peoples Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJune 21st is National Indigenous Peoples Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n