Mr. Speaker, I congratulate the winners of the National Aboriginal Day poster competition who were honoured at a ceremony earlier today.
Christine Sioui Wawanoloath is a first nations artist in Quebec who won under the Celebrating First Nations category. Ramus Avingaq, a young Inuk from Nunavut, won under the Celebrating Inuit category. David Hannan is the Metis winner under the Celebrating Metis category. He is from Ontario.
The work of these aboriginal artists are bold beautiful pieces that now adorn the official posters for National Aboriginal Day.
June 21, 2000 will mark the fifth year Canadians will gather to celebrate National Aboriginal Day.
I invite all Canadians and all MPs to make this trio of posters available to their constituents so that we can all join together to celebrate the cultures and achievements of our national aboriginal culture through this day and throughout the year.