{"id":9367,"date":"2026-06-01T10:19:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/2026\/06\/01\/national-indigenous-history-month-and-indigenous-peoples-day-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:19:00","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T14:19:00","slug":"national-indigenous-history-month-and-indigenous-peoples-day-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/2026\/06\/01\/national-indigenous-history-month-and-indigenous-peoples-day-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"National Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Day 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>June is National Indigenous History Month,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) looks forward to commemorating <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca\/eng\/1466616436543\/1534874922512\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Indigenous History Month<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> throughout June and to recognizing <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcaanc-cirnac.gc.ca\/eng\/1100100013718\/1708446948967\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Indigenous Peoples Day<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on June 21st. This important time allows us to honour the voices, experiences, and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis Peoples, and to reflect on Indigenous strength, knowledge, and continued presence across the land.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Throughout the month, students and staff are encouraged to explore the cultural richness and diverse histories of Indigenous Peoples. The WRDSB Indigenous Education Branch has created and gathered a variety of resources to support learning, shared on the staff intranet.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While June shines a spotlight on Indigenous histories, this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/indigenous-education-ontario\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">learning<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continues year-round. We invite students, parents, families and caregivers to join us throughout June using the links and resources provided below.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Indigenous Peoples Day is recognized annually on June 21. This is a day to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and M\u00e9tis Peoples. The Government of Canada chose June 21 as National Indigenous Peoples Day because of the cultural significance of the summer solstice for many Indigenous Peoples.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Resources for Caregivers and Students<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The WRDSB\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wrdsb.ca\/about-the-wrdsb\/indigenous-equity-and-human-rights-department\/indigenous-education\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Indigenous Education Branch<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> continues to provide a variety of resources to support both students and their families.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June is National Indigenous History Month, and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) looks forward to commemorating National Indigenous History Month throughout June and to recognizing National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21st. This important time allows us to honour the voices, experiences, and contributions of First [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\" role=\"complementary\"><a href=\"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/2026\/06\/01\/national-indigenous-history-month-and-indigenous-peoples-day-2026\/\"><strong>Read more about<\/strong> <cite>National Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Day 2026<\/cite> &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1143,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1143"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9367\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/schools.wrdsb.ca\/continuing-education\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}