{"id":6444,"date":"2022-06-21T14:05:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-21T18:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cbtu-corporate-site.local\/?p=6444"},"modified":"2024-08-16T15:44:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T15:44:09","slug":"statement-on-national-indigenous-peoples-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/portal.buildingtrades.ca\/en\/statement-on-national-indigenous-peoples-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Statement on National Indigenous Peoples Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6444\" class=\"elementor elementor-6444\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-540e034 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"540e034\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc1d303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4cc1d303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p>June 21<sup>st<\/sup> marks National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. It\u2019s a time for Canadians to celebrate Indigenous Peoples and communities across the country \u2013 their history, cultures, and contributions to our society.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>In the last year, the discovery of the remains of 215 children in Kamloops, BC; 751 unmarked graves in Cowessess, SK, and more unmarked graves across the country brought the history of residential schools to the forefront of conversations across Canada. While initiatives like the <a href=\"https:\/\/ehprnh2mwo3.exactdn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Calls_to_Action_English2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action<\/a>, released in 2015, have sparked some change, there is still a long way to go on the path to reconciliation and we\u2019re committed to continuing on this journey.<\/p>\n\n<p>As celebrations take place across Canada to mark National Indigenous Peoples Day, Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions are continuing to work to build a better country alongside our Indigenous members, leaders, and affiliates.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p>Canada\u2019s Building Trades Unions continue to commit to doing our part to ensure Indigenous Peoples have equal access to opportunities in the skilled trades. Programs like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.btapathforward.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Path Forward<\/a>; the <a href=\"https:\/\/tradesnl.com\/indigenous-trades\/#welcome\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Labrador Office for Indigenous and Northern Skilled Trades<\/a>; Alberta\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradewindstosuccess.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trade Winds to Success<\/a>; <a href=\"http:\/\/buildingtrades.ca\/workforce-dev\/indigenous-awareness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Indigenous Awareness Training<\/a>; are aimed at making the skilled trades more accessible to Indigenous Peoples and we recommit, to working harder each and every day to make our organizations, job sites and Canada more inclusive for all.\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>June 21st marks National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. 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