Many Canadians have come to recognize June as a time to celebrate Indigenous peoples and cultures. For two decades June 21 has been known as National Aboriginal Day and, since 2009, June has been recognized as Aboriginal History Month. While this recognition is important, for much, much longer – hundreds of thousands of years – Indigenous people have considered June a time to celebrate the Summer Solstice and all of the gifts that we get from this land, land we call Turtle Island.
