Aboriginal Veterans National Monument-Veterans Affairs Canada
"To Aboriginal war veterans in Canada and to those that have fallen"
'This monument is raised in sacred and everlasting honor of the contributions of all Aboriginal Canadians in war and peacekeeping operations."
"This monument was made possible by the National Aboriginal Veterans Association and the generous donations of the Canadian people."
What is it?
- National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in Ottawa on National Aboriginal day.
When was this source created/written? By whom?
- The image was taken on November 11, 2007, by Padraic Ryan. The article itself was written and published by Noel Lloyd Pinay.
What does it tell you about your topic or the time period you're studying?
- I think it says that a lot of Aboriginal people really wanted something to represent the people who fought for their country, friends and families. The ones who gave up their lives to fight whats in front of them, and protect whats behind them.
Why is it relevant/important to your topic?
- This is important and relevant to my topic because it's based on/ about Aboriginal war veterans and their contributions.
Why did you pick this item over other items you could have chosen?
- I chose this article because I enjoy learning about Military related things and I found this topic very intriguing,, and i was very interested in learning more about the natives, and if they were treated equally, whether they were aboriginal or non-aboriginal. I believe that we are all humans, and we should all have equal rights, and no discrimination.
(Image by "Padraic Ryan" creative commons Attribution-share alike 2.5 Canada, November 11, 2007)
Original article : http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/feature/abmem
Questions taken from Two minute talk #2
"To Aboriginal war veterans in Canada and to those that have fallen"
'This monument is raised in sacred and everlasting honor of the contributions of all Aboriginal Canadians in war and peacekeeping operations."
"This monument was made possible by the National Aboriginal Veterans Association and the generous donations of the Canadian people."
What is it?
- National Aboriginal Veterans Monument in Ottawa on National Aboriginal day.
When was this source created/written? By whom?
- The image was taken on November 11, 2007, by Padraic Ryan. The article itself was written and published by Noel Lloyd Pinay.
What does it tell you about your topic or the time period you're studying?
- I think it says that a lot of Aboriginal people really wanted something to represent the people who fought for their country, friends and families. The ones who gave up their lives to fight whats in front of them, and protect whats behind them.
Why is it relevant/important to your topic?
- This is important and relevant to my topic because it's based on/ about Aboriginal war veterans and their contributions.
Why did you pick this item over other items you could have chosen?
- I chose this article because I enjoy learning about Military related things and I found this topic very intriguing,, and i was very interested in learning more about the natives, and if they were treated equally, whether they were aboriginal or non-aboriginal. I believe that we are all humans, and we should all have equal rights, and no discrimination.
(Image by "Padraic Ryan" creative commons Attribution-share alike 2.5 Canada, November 11, 2007)
Original article : http://www.veterans.gc.ca/eng/feature/abmem
Questions taken from Two minute talk #2