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November 8, 2021, North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Gordon George, of the Tsleil-Waututh Nation, sings and drums during a ceremony held by the first nation to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that more than 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis served during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. North Vancouver Canada - ZUMAc35_ 20211108_zaf_c35_114 Copyright: xDarrylxDyckx

November 8, 2021, North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Dennis Owens, a U.S. Navy veteran from Kansas City who is married to Tsleil-Waututh Nation member Carol Thomas, has a headband placed on his head while being blanketed during a ceremony held by the First Nation to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that more than 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis served during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. North Vancouver Canada - ZUMAc35_ 20211108_zaf_c35_112 Copyright: xDarrylxDyckx

November 8, 2021, North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Drummers lead Pfc. Celina Dorame, third left, a Tsleil-Waututh Nation member who was born in California and served with the U.S. Army, and Sgt. Michael Wilson, fourth left, a U.S. Army veteran from New Convert, Ala., who served in the Gulf War and is married to Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chief Leah George-Wilson, during a ceremony held by the First Nation to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that more than 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis served during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. North Vancouver Canada - ZUMAc35_ 20211108_zaf_c35_111 Copyright: xDarrylxDyckx

November 8, 2021, North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Drummers lead Pfc. Celina Dorame, second left, a Tsleil-Waututh Nation member who was born in California and served with the U.S. Army, and Sgt. Michael Wilson, back right, a U.S. Army veteran from New Convert, Ala., who served in the Gulf War and is married to Tsleil-Waututh Nation Chief Leah George-Wilson, during a ceremony held by the First Nation to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that more than 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis served during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. North Vancouver Canada - ZUMAc35_ 20211108_zaf_c35_107 Copyright: xDarrylxDyckx

November 8, 2021, North Vancouver, BC, Canada: Pfc. Celina Dorame, a Tsleil-Waututh Nation member who was born in California and served with the U.S. Army, listens during a ceremony held by the First Nation to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that more than 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis served during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. North Vancouver Canada - ZUMAc35_ 20211108_zaf_c35_108 Copyright: xDarrylxDyckx

November 8, 2021, North Vancouver, BC, Canada: People listen during a ceremony held by the Tsleil-Waututh Nation to mark Indigenous Veterans Day, in North Vancouver, B.C., Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Veterans Affairs Canada estimates that more than 12,000 First Nations, Inuit and Metis served during the First and Second World Wars and the Korean War. North Vancouver Canada - ZUMAc35_ 20211108_zaf_c35_105 Copyright: xDarrylxDyckx

November 8, 2021, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada: MELANIE MARK, British Columbias Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport and a member of the Nisga a Nation, speaks about Indignous people s sacrifice during ceremonies for National Indigenous Veterans Day at Victory Square, downtown Vancouver, Nov. 8. Vancouver Canada - ZUMAb217 20211108_zip_b217_004 Copyright: xQuinnxBenderx