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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attended a community celebration marking National Indigenous Peoples Day on Tuesday in Ottawa, where he delivered brief remarks and met with those in attendance as well as listened to a pair of throat singers.

During his remarks, he said the day was a chance to discover "new cultures, new dances, new songs, new foods, new ways of thinking, new ways of being." He said the country has a responsibility to "push ourselves, to challenge ourselves" and be a model for neighbouring countries and those around the world who "need to figure out how to reconcile their pasts" and "live together in their present and future."

Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed also spoke during the celebration, welcoming people to the event. Obed thanked leaders for making truth and reconciliation a part of their governments' platforms, but said they recognize it has "not been the easiest to do and to maintain." He said the country still struggles with how to understand and respect Indigenous people, even though it's at a place where Canadians recognize all Indigenous people have rights and the country is Indigenous people's lands, something he said should be celebrated.

National Indigenous Peoples Day was first celebrated in 1996 and is meant to recognize and honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis culture and contributions. Numerous celebrations are being held across the country recognizing the day.

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