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WW1 (jan 31, 1914 – nov 11, 1918)

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Between 4,000 and 6,000 Indigenous people serve in the Canadian military during the First World War. They are denied veterans’ bene ts on their return, despite many winning military awards, like Francis Pegahmagabow, whose medals are pictured above.

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jan 31, 1914
nov 11, 1918
~ 4 years and 9 months