National Indigenous Veterans Day was founded in Winnipeg in 1994 to honour the fallen who were not formally recognized on Remembrance Day for decades, despite an estimated 12,000 Indigenous veterans serving in three major wars of the 20th century. Neetu Garcha spoke with some Indigenous service members to learn what this day means to them.
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