The City of Thompson and local organizations were among the first in Canada to acknowledge Aboriginal Veterans Day, now known as National Indigenous Veterans Day.

The day has been commemorated on November 8th since 1993, after the National Aboriginal Veterans Association identified the need to have a special day the year before.

Paul Thomson, Director General for the Commemoration Division of Veterans Affairs, has more.

“It’s a unique opportunity and a special opportunity to specifically salute and recognize Indigenous service members and it’s a group that has often been overlooked despite their remarkable tradition of Indigenous service in uniform over the years.”   

Locally, a ceremony will be held at the Royal Canadian Legion at 4:30 on November 8th to honor our northern Indigenous Veterans.

To hear more about Indigenous Veterans Day and many of the heroic Indigenous servicemen and women, catch Thompson Today this afternoon at 12:40 and 5:10.