National Indigenous Peoples Day (Canada)

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Teens & Adults
Grades 6–12

June 21 is not only the summer solstice in Canada. It is also National Indigenous Peoples Day. In this lesson, students learn some important facts about First Peoples in Canada.

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Focus

topic-based
4-skills
Canada
indigenous studies
interpretive

Vocabulary

Indigenous Peoples
summer solstice
coincide
unique
on behalf of
humanity
showcase
ceremonial
multiculturalism
ancestry
A spinning paper plane
A spinning paper plane