National Indigenous History Month: Truth, Respect, and Real Change

June is National Indigenous History Month, and June 21—on the summer solstice—is National Indigenous Peoples Day. This is not only a time of celebration but a time for reflection, education, and recommitment.

For the Modern Commons Party, reconciliation isn’t a buzzword—it’s a national obligation.

Canada’s history with Indigenous Peoples is marked by colonialism, broken treaties, cultural suppression, and systemic injustice. While we cannot change the past, we can and must change the present.

That starts by listening.

It continues by acting:

• Implementing the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action.

• Ensuring clean drinking water in every Indigenous community.

• Respecting land rights and supporting self-determination.

• Including Indigenous voices in national policymaking, not as a token gesture but as partners in leadership.

Indigenous history is Canadian history. And Indigenous futures must be Canadian priorities.

On this month—and every month—we honour the culture, strength, and leadership of First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples.

Let’s build a country where truth is faced and respect is lived.