June – Aboriginal Partnerships

This month, we present you projects, programs and activities set up by Parks Canada and Aboriginal groups and communities to highlight the rich cultures of our First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. Discover that richness, meet some of our country’s leaders, get to know some of the past and present agreements and projects those groups have implemented, but mostly, be a part of our National Aboriginal Day by joining in the celebrations everywhere in the country on June 21!

To get a better idea of our achievements:

• Parks Canada's Aboriginal Affairs Secretariat: get to know the Secretariate’s mandate and the people who work to implement it. 
• The Director General’s Aboriginal Consultative Committee ; meet people who take the advancement of Aboriginals to heart! 
• Our programs of Aboriginal Employment and training – another proof of success: 
  • The Aboriginal Leadership Development Program 
  • A partnership in training at Point Pelee National Park 
• We have formed partnerships with Aboriginal groups everywhere in the country. At Batoche National Historic Site, for example, Parks Canada and the Gabriel Dumont Institute have been cooperating for several years to preserve this national treasure.
• How do we do this ? Read our Handbook for PC Employees on Consulting with Aboriginal Peoples (PDF Version, 1.3 MB).
• Read This Week in History, which presents stories about events, places and people related to Aboriginals: 
  • National Aboriginal History Month  
  • Expanding the Nahanni National Park Reserve
  • Celebrating National Aboriginal Day
• Enhanced digital photograph of pictograph at Kootenay Lake, British Columbia using Dstretch software
  Photo by Brad Himour, © Parks Canada 2010
  Archaeology and Aboriginal knowledge at Parks Canada: 
  • Forgotten Dreams 
  • Aboriginal Participation to the HMS Investigator Research Project 
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
• Find out how Parks Canada and a local Aboriginal community joined forces to create St. Lawrence Islands National Park. You'll find that story and other fascinating ones on the Canadian Register of Historic Places ! 
• Once again, we offer you screen savers that you can download for free.
  

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