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Juno Beach Centre Honours Indigenous Veterans Through Art in New Exhibition

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BURLINGTON, Ontario, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honour of National Indigenous Veterans Day, the Juno Beach Centre (JBC) is pleased to announce that its newest exhibition, Faces of Canada Today , will include a major art installation that features poppies crafted by three Métis, Inuit, and First Nations artists.

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BURLINGTON, Ontario, Nov. 08, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In honour of National Indigenous Veterans Day, the Juno Beach Centre (JBC) is pleased to announce that its newest exhibition, Faces of Canada Today , will include a major art installation that features poppies crafted by three Métis, Inuit, and First Nations artists.
Originally inaugurated in 2003, the Faces of Canada Today permanent exhibition showcased Canada’s evolution since the war.
As visitors enter the gallery space, they will see 3,000 floating poppies suspended against the backdrop of floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over Juno Beach.
“They were created especially to honour Indigenous women and 2SLGBTQ+ Veterans, and those whose service led to the loss of their Indian Status.

The Royal Canadian Legion Partners with the Juno Beach Centre to Honour Modern Veterans

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The Royal Canadian Legion has approved this use of the poppy trademark and has contributed $100,000 to the exhibition renewal project.

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The Royal Canadian Legion has approved this use of the poppy trademark and has contributed $100,000 to the exhibition renewal project.
“Promoting Remembrance and thanking our Veterans is at the very heart of what we do,” says Bruce Julian, Dominion President of The Royal Canadian Legion.
The renewed exhibition will demonstrate that the service of modern Veterans – those thousands of Canadians who have worn the uniform since 1945 – continues to inform Canadian identity.
But the core Canadian values are still there, you help others; you do your best to make places better.

Juno Beach Centre Announces Major Exhibition Renewal for the 80th Anniversary of D-Day

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Monday, May 8, 2023

“Faces of Canada Today will explore how the resilience of Canadian service personnel during and after the Second World War helped transform Canadian society,” explains Marie Eve Vaillancourt, Director of Exhibitions at the Juno Beach Centre Association.

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“Faces of Canada Today will explore how the resilience of Canadian service personnel during and after the Second World War helped transform Canadian society,” explains Marie Eve Vaillancourt, Director of Exhibitions at the Juno Beach Centre Association.
The Juno Beach Centre appreciates the timely support of Veterans Affairs Canada, which provided a $25,000 grant through the Commemorative Partnership Program .
“Standing on Juno Beach today means reflecting on how a place of war has healed into a place of peace,” says Vaillancourt.
The Juno Beach Centre also wants to thank Région Normandie and REACT EU (250,000 €), and Direction de la mémoire, de la culture et des archives (DMCA) (200,000 €) for their support.