Veteran Robin Cote of the Saskatchewan First Nations Veterans Association hopes people understand why National Indigenous Veterans Day is a day to honour Indigenous veterans.
The Royal Canadian Legion will commemorate National Indigenous Veterans Day in a separate event this Wednesday.
It will take place at 4:30 at the Legion Hall, starting with a ceremony and will be .
The City of Thompson and local organizations were among the first in Canada to acknowledge Aboriginal Veterans Day, now known as National Indigenous Veterans Day.
The day has been commemorated on .