National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the Eagle River Singers as he attends a commemorative ceremony, Raising the SurvivorsÕ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

A person waits to smudge attendees as they arrive to a commemorative ceremony, Raising the SurvivorsÕ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

AFN National Chief RoseAnne Archibald attends a commemorative ceremony, Raising the SurvivorsÕ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

National Indigenous Peoples Day - Canada

Traditional dancer Odeshkun Thusky performs during a commemorative ceremony, Raising the SurvivorsÕ Flag, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, June 21, 2023. The ceremony is "in memory of the thousands of children who were sent to residential schools, of those who never returned, and in honour of the families whose lives were forever changed." Photo by Sean Kilpatrick/CP/ABACAPRESS.COM