![National Aboriginal Day in Attawapiskat brought out young and old](https://www.netnewsledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Attawapiskat-NAD-2014-5.jpg)
ATTAWAPISKAT – The weather in Attawapiskat was almost perfect for National Aboriginal Day. The community hosted a fun day with a parade to mark the occasion.
Young and old in the community came out for the parade that featured colourfully decorated vehicles and lots of fun.
![The floats were creative and share the special feel of the community that many Canadians think that they know, but really do not.](https://www.netnewsledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Attawapiskat-NAD-2014-7.jpg)
The community of Attawapiskat is located in Northern Ontario on the James Bay Coast. It is a very young community, While there are over 2800 members of Attawapiskat First Nation, the local on-reserve population is 1,549 according to the 2011 census.
More than a third of the members of the Attawapiskat First Nation who still live on their home reserve are under the age of nineteen and three-quarters are under the age of thirty-five.
That is why there is such a focus on youth and activities for young people in the community. It is also part of why the need for a new school on the community was seen as so important.
![Nishnawbe-Aski Police officer Steven Hookimaw participated in the parade.](https://www.netnewsledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Attawapiskat-NAD-NAPS-officer-Steven-Hookimaw.jpg)
![A beautiful wagon with a Dream Catcher... NAD 2014 Attawapiskat](https://www.netnewsledger.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Attawapiskat-NAD-2014-4.jpg)