National Aboriginal Veterans Monument
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Date: 2001 Initiator: National Aboriginal Veterans Association (NAVA), the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples and Senator Nick Taylor Designer: Lloyd Pinay (sculptor and painter) of the Peepeekisis First Nation, SK Commemoration: Aboriginal veterans who served in major conflicts between the First World War to today. Notable Fact: The four animal figures are spirit guides associated with qualities: the elk (sharp senses), the buffalo (tenacity), the bear (healing powers) and the wolf (family values). The eagle represents the Creator (known as Thunderbird), and embodies the spirit of the Indigenous peoples of Canada.
