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National Indigenous Peoples Day (once known as National Aboriginal Day) is a provincial statutory holiday in North West Territories and Yukon. It has been a Provincial Statutory Holiday since 2001 in Northwest Territories and since 2017 in Yukon

It is observed on 21st June and marks the summer solstice. This date was chosen to reflect the spiritual importance of the summer solstice to all of the indigenous peoples of Canada.