OTTAWA,
ON, June 20, 2024 /CNW/ - On National
Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21),
Canada Post will issue a new set of stamps honouring three
Indigenous leaders. Elisapie, Josephine
Mandamin and Christi Belcourt
will each be featured on a stamp in recognition of their
environmental advocacy and championing the rights and cultures of
their Inuit, First Nations and Métis communities.
Christi Belcourt is a Métis
visual artist and environmentalist known for her intricate
paintings that emulate Métis floral beadwork. She uses her talent
to advocate for the protection of land and water and to support
Indigenous knowledge, culture and language. Canada Post will be
celebrating her stamp at an event in Ottawa on Thursday,
June 25.
The upcoming stamp set is the third in Canada Post's Indigenous Leaders stamp series.
Launched in 2022, the series highlights the contributions of
modern-day First Nations, Inuit and Métis leaders who have
dedicated their lives to preserving their cultures and improving
the quality of life of Indigenous Peoples in Canada.
The stamps are each being unveiled and celebrated at separate
local events. The unveilings of the stamps honouring Elisapie and Josephine Mandamin took place on
June 13 and June 18, respectively.
WHAT: Christi Belcourt stamp celebration event
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Christi
Belcourt
Family and friends of Christi
Belcourt
Rindala El-Hage, Vice-President,
Finance and Controller, Canada Post
Cassidy Caron, President, Metis
National Council
Maria Campbell, Métis Elder, author,
playwright, broadcaster and filmmaker
WHERE: Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health, 299 Montréal
Rd, Vanier, Ontario, K1L
7G1
WHEN: Thursday, June 25 at 11
am EDT
Other stamps in this issue
The stamps honouring
Elisapie and Josephine Mandamin were
unveiled in Montréal on June 13 and
in Thunder Bay, Ontario, on
June 18, respectively.
SOURCE Canada Post