National Aboriginal Veterans Monument
2001 establishments in OntarioCanadian military memorials and cemeteriesFirst Nations cultureMilitary history of CanadaMonuments and memorials in Ottawa
The National Aboriginal Veterans Monument is a war monument in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada that commemorates the contributions of all Aboriginal peoples in war and peacekeeping operations from World War I to the present. The monument was designed by Lloyd Pinay, of the Peepeekisis First Nation in Saskatchewan, whose father took part in the D-Day assault in World War II. It was unveiled in Confederation Park by Adrienne Clarkson, then Governor General of Canada, on National Aboriginal Day, June 21, 2001.
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Elgin Street, (Old) Ottawa Centretown
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National Aboriginal Veterans Monument
Elgin Street
K1P 5J4 (Old) Ottawa, Centretown
Ontario, Canada
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