June 21^st  marks the summer solstice, which has been celebrated for centuries by many Aboriginal communities. In 1996, the Parliament of Canada proclaimed June 21^st as National Aboriginal Peoples Day.

National Aboriginal Peoples Day is an opportunity for PSAC to express solidarity with Aboriginal Peoples and support the call for a better life for all Aboriginal Peoples. This is also an opportunity to recognize and celebrate the contributions of Aboriginal Peoples in our communities and our union.

The PSAC NWT Aboriginal People’s Committee hosted the annual Pancake Breakfast in celebration of National Aboriginal Peoples Day on June 21^stat the Elks Club in Yellowknife. The breakfast was open to the public and it was well attended with brochures, posters, and bandanas being distributed along with pancakes, sausages, coffee, and juice. Denis Bevington, Member of Parliament for Western Arctic, assisted the committee with serving breakfast.