November 8th is Indigenous Veterans' Day in Canada. Here are 9 articles you can read to commemorate the day: #CanadaRemembers

John Shiwak was one of approximately 60 men from Labrador who joined the military during the First World War. He went on to become one of the best scouts and snipers on the Western Front. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/john-shiwak

Edith Monture had to go to the United States for nursing school. At age 27, she volunteered with the United States Army Nurse Corps, along with 14 other Canadian nurses, during the First World War. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charlotte-edith-anderson-monture

Francis “Peggy” Pegahmagabow was one of the most highly decorated Indigenous people in Canada during the First World War. He acquired a fierce reputation among fellow soldiers as a deadly sniper. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/francis-pegahmagabow

Tom Longboat enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces in 1916, serving as a dispatch carrier with the 107th Pioneer Battalion in France. He was wounded twice during the First World War but survived and returned home in 1919. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tom-longboat

Mary Greyeyes Reid became a member of the Canadian Women’s Army Corps during the Second World War. She was the first Indigenous woman to join the Canadian Armed Forces. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/mary-greyeyes

Tommy Prince is one of Canada's most-decorated Indigenous war veterans, having been awarded a total of 11 medals in the Second World War and the Korean War. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/tommy-prince

Charles “Checker” Tomkins served as a soldier in the Canadian Army and as a code talker in US Air Force for two years during the Second World War. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/charles-tomkins

Bertha Clark-Jones joined the Royal Canadian Air Force at age 18. After the Second World War, she used her military experience to advocate for the fair treatment of Indigenous veterans. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/bertha-clark-jones

Huron Brant was awarded the Military Medal (MM) for attacking a superior enemy force during the battle for Grammichele in Sicily during the Second World War. He was later killed during a battle on the Italian mainland. https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/huron-brant