First Peoples' Days of Significance
| DAYS TO REMEMBER |
DATE |
NOTE |
| Reconciliation Day (National) |
September 30 |
College closed |
| Orange Shirt Day (National) |
September 30 |
College closed |
| Tahltan Day |
October 18 |
|
| Inuit Day (National) |
November 7 |
|
| Indigenous Veterans Day (National) |
November 8 |
|
| Ribbon Skirt Day (National) |
January 4
|
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| Hoobiyee (Nisga’a New Year) (Ho-byee-yeah) |
Waxing of the crescent moon in February
|
February 24 & 25, 2023 (in Laxgalt'sap) |
| All Native Basketball Tournament (Prince Rupert) |
Second weekend of February
|
February 12 to 18, 2023 |
| Louis Riel Day (National) |
Third Monday of February |
|
| Moose Hide Campaign Day (National) |
May 11 |
|
Pink Shirt Day (National)
|
Last Wednesday of February |
|
| Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and 2SLGBTQQIA+ Peoples Day (MMIWG2SLGBTQQIA+) (National) |
May 5 |
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| Red Dress Day (National) |
May 5 |
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| Jordan’s Principle: Bear Witness Day (National) |
May 10 |
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| Nisga’a Day |
May 11 |
|
Salmon Festival (Prince Rupert)
|
May |
TBA |
| Indigenous Peoples Month (National) |
June |
|
Indigenous Peoples Day (National)
|
June 21 |
|
| Nunavut Day |
July 9 |
|
| Gitxsan Cultural Days |
Third weekend of August |
|
| International Decade of Indigenous Languages |
2022-2032 |
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*Reminder: some dates vary annually