National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day)
Canadian Heritage uses National Indigenous Peoples Day for 21 June; archived federal material documents the earlier National Aboriginal Day name, so the public page title is retained as a legacy search alias.
Date and recurrence
21 June annually
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Canada / federal Indigenous commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National Aboriginal Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
Sources
- Canadian Heritage — National Indigenous Peoples Day 2026National Government
- Government of Canada — archived National Aboriginal Day referenceNational Government Archive
Frequently asked questions
When is National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day)?
21 June annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 21 June.
Does National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day) fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day) an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Canada / federal Indigenous commemoration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day)?
The stored designation basis is: Canadian Heritage uses National Indigenous Peoples Day for 21 June; archived federal material documents the earlier National Aboriginal Day name, so the public page title is retained as a legacy search alias.. Supporting provenance includes Canadian Heritage — National Indigenous Peoples Day 2026. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National Indigenous Peoples Day (formerly National Aboriginal Day) international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to Canada. Its fuller verified scope is: Canada / federal Indigenous commemoration.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-08.
Other observances on June 21
These records also resolve to June 21, 2027 under the current authority data.
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Bolivian public-holiday references consistently place Aymara New Year on 21 June; the page is scoped to Bolivia and Indigenous Andean traditions rather than a universal “New Year.”
Año Nuevo Andino Amazónico Chaqueño
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A/RES/73/300
International Day of Yoga
A/RES/69/131