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The day of June 21 was selected for several reasons. In 1982 the National Indian Brotherhood (now the Assembly Of First Nations ) called for the creation of a National Aboriginal Solidarity Day to be celebrated on June 21. Slightly more than a decade later in 1995 , the Royal Commission On Aboriginal Peoples recommended that a National First Peoples Day be designated. Also in that same year a national conference of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people chaired by Elijah Harper titled The Sacred Assembly called for a national holiday to celebrate the contributions of Aboriginal peoples to Canada. Lastly, June 21 coincides with the Summer Solstice . The first National Aboriginal Day was celebrated on June 21 in 1996 and it has been celebrated on that day annually ever since. It is now part of a series of "Celebrate Canada" days, beginning with National Aboriginal Day and being followed by St-Jean Baptiste Day on June 24 , Canadian Multiculturalism Day on June 27 , and concluding with Canada Day on July 1 . EXTERNAL LINK |
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