Important  Dates

Indigenous Days/Months of Recognizance and/or Observance

• January 4, 2023 - National Ribbon Skirt Day 

• March 31 - National Indigenous Languages Day

• May 5, 2023 - National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and 2SLGBTQ+ People/Red Dress Day

• May 11, 2023 - Moose Hide Campaign Day

• June - National Indigenous History Month

• June 21, 2023 - National Indigenous Peoples Day 

• August 9, 2023 - International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples 

• September 30, 2023 - National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day

• October 4, 2023 - National Day of Action for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQ+ People/Sisters in Spirit Day

• November 7, 2023 - International Inuit Day

• November 8, 2023 - Indigenous Veterans Day

• November 16 - Louis Riel Day

• Mid-November - Métis Week