Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day and Indigenous History Month

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day and Indigenous History Month

June 21, 2025
Trans Care BC Celebrating Indigenous History Month. Image of 3 people with their arms around each other caringly and text below reads: Honouring Two-Spirit and trans Indigenous people, their families, and communities' histories, resilience, and brilliance.

Celebrating Indigenous Peoples Day and Indigenous History Month

June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Today and everyday, we recognize, honor and celebrate the culture, history and teachings of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples across Turtle Island. Today and every day we also acknowledge, with great respect and gratitude, that our main office is located on the traditional and unceded lands of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish), and səl̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

For Indigenous People seeking information about gender diversity and accessing gender-affirming care, we have highlighted a few resources:

  • The Indigenous People page on the Trans Care BC website has information and resources for Indigenous people who are trans, Two-Spirit or non-binary. Indigenous people | Trans Care BC
  • Learn more about the Two-Spirit and Indigenous leaders who share their knowledge, lived experiences and perspectives about gender diversity. We Are Allies - Storytellers

The month of June is also Indigenous History Month and presents many opportunities to educate ourselves on the connection between colonization and historical and ongoing, multigenerational harms. Part of reconciliation is to learn, remember and respect Indigenous gender diversity which predates the arrival of settlers from other parts of the world.

One way to celebrate is to educate ourselves:

  • We have a 3-hour online training—“Indigenous gender diversity: creating culturally relevant and gender-affirming services”—that was made in collaboration with various community members, providers, and artists. http://ow.ly/KT9i50KWhIa.
    •    Learn about the place that trans, Two-Spirit and non-binary people have in Indigenous communities, cultures and histories. Trans, Two-Spirit and Non-Binary People Have Always Existed.