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ABORIGINAL AWARENESS WEEK [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2019-03-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Indigenous Peoples
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Indigenous Awareness Week
1, record 1, English, Indigenous%20Awareness%20Week
correct, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- IAW 1, record 1, English, IAW
correct, Canada
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Aboriginal Awareness Week 2, record 1, English, Aboriginal%20Awareness%20Week
former designation, correct, Canada
- AAW 3, record 1, English, AAW
former designation, correct, Canada
- AAW 3, record 1, English, AAW
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Each year in May. 4, record 1, English, - Indigenous%20Awareness%20Week
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Indigenous Awareness Week (IAW), previously known as Aboriginal Awareness Week, is a federal public service event that aims to increase knowledge of Indigenous peoples within Canada, and to honour Métis, Inuit and First Nations cultures. 1, record 1, English, - Indigenous%20Awareness%20Week
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Peuples Autochtones
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Semaine de sensibilisation aux cultures autochtones
1, record 1, French, Semaine%20de%20sensibilisation%20aux%20cultures%20autochtones
correct, feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A lieu tous les ans au mois de mai. 2, record 1, French, - Semaine%20de%20sensibilisation%20aux%20cultures%20autochtones
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] la Semaine de sensibilisation aux cultures autochtones a été créée en 1992 pour mieux faire connaître les peuples autochtones du Canada et les employés autochtones de la fonction publique. 3, record 1, French, - Semaine%20de%20sensibilisation%20aux%20cultures%20autochtones
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Designaciones de años, semanas y días especiales
- Pueblos indígenas
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- Semana de Concientización de las Culturas Aborígenes
1, record 1, Spanish, Semana%20de%20Concientizaci%C3%B3n%20de%20las%20Culturas%20Abor%C3%ADgenes
feminine noun, Canada
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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