Canada Day is usually a day of celebration. Flags are flown, fireworks launched and the anthem sung.

But in the wake of hundreds of unmarked graves being discovered at residential schools in B.C. and Saskatchewan, a movement to "cancel Canada Day" is growing.

Several First Nations and municipalities in B.C. are opting not to mark the occasion at all.

The Gitwangak First Nation and Nak'azdli Whu'ten First Nation in the northern part of the province are among the band offices that have decided to boycott the July 1 celebrations.

Gitwangak Chief Sandra Larin says there's been a shift in tone this year.

"I think we just have an awareness that Canada Day is because of Confederation and the bringing together of the colonies and colonization," she told Daybreak North host Carolina de Ryk.
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