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Another chapter in the continuing reconcilliation shakedown

The removal of the statue changes nothing but the usual grievance collectors will soldier on. Next stop is Dewdney Avenue.

As a requirement of my employment I attended a seminar on residential schools & reconcilliation. An Elder told us that the Cree understanding of reconcilliation is as follows: one party offends or harms another. The offending party apologizes and makes amends then the offended party accepts the apology and the matter is concluded.

The Federal government has apologized & over $3 billion has been paid out, Instead of moving on the usual suspects continue with their ongoing & seemingly never ending shakedown which won't stop until someone with a spine (obviously not our City Council) has the courage to say "enough is enough.

All should be heard ..

The Indian residential school system had its origins in laws enacted BEFORE Confederation in 1867, but it was primarily active from the passage of the Indian Act in 1876. In 1876, the Prime Minister was Alexander MacKenzie NOT J.A. MacDonald ! An AMENDMENT to the INDIAN ACT IN 1894, made attendance at day schools, industrial schools, or residential school COMPULSORY for First Nations children. Sir John A. McDonald DIED in 1891, years before this amendment !! It would be more accurate to vilify several generations of Canadian politicians from that era. However, at what generation should we stop ? This…

Teach and Build

My comments are two-fold, and I think they go hand-in-hand.Growing up as an Indigenous girl, I remember thinking I was ugly. None of the people on the television looked like me - most celebrities were fair skinned with blonde hair. I was taught this was what beautiful was. I remember thinking, "I am so grateful my skin is not dark," and that is such a terrible thing to think about. As I grew older I was able to understand the oppression and stereotypes that were forced upon myself, my family, my Indigenous community. I realized if we just changed our…

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