Why do we celebrate Indigenous Veterans Day?

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Indigenous people first nation in mate served at a higher proportion than any other identifiable Group I enlisted in 1966 and that was only 6 years after we were given the right to vote they served with distinction and then came back and were um met with the most atrocious inequities

As we celebrate Indigenous Veterans Day on Wednesday, Nov. 8, Richard Vedan, First Nations Advisor at the University of British Columbia, explains the day’s history and why it was important to mark Indigenous contributions to Canada’s military.
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