Indigenous Peoples Day Canada 2025. Recent statistics put their population at just under 1.7 million. Indigenous peoples day is celebrated on june 21st each year, honoring the rich cultures and heritage of indigenous communities.
The day officially first began in canada in 1996, to celebrate the contributions and history of the métis, inuit and first. National indigenous peoples day is a statutory holiday every 21 june in northwest territories and yukon to appreciate the cultures of the inuit, metis, and “first nations”.