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Posted On: June 18, 2026
On Behalf of Indigenous Health and Rural & Remote Operations
A day to listen, learn, honour, and celebrate the cultures, traditions, languages, and histories of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. Read a selection of stories below, that showcase events, news, and Island Health initiatives:
2026 National Indigenous History Month Events
2026 National Indigenous Peoples Day – An Invitation to all to Participate
2026 National Indigenous Peoples Day - Vancouver Island Cultural Families
Teams Background:
Let’s honour and celebrate the stories, achievements, resilience of all Indigenous Peoples in Canada, upon whose land we live, work and learn.
Community Events 2026:
- U’mista Cultural Society - Kwakwaka'wakw Resilience- June 18, 2026
- National Indigenous Peoples Day at VNFC – June 19, 2026 – 11am – 3pm
- Royal Roads University - June 19, 2026 – 10 am – 3pm
- K'ómoks First Nation - June 20, 2026 – 1pm – 8pm
- Salt Spring Island Indigenous Peoples Weekend - June 20 – 21, 2026