Tag Archives: indigenous racism

Indigenous History Month: What do baby steps in Reconciliation look like?

Posted on June 14, 2021 by Jane Fritz

Last week’s post in recognition of National Indigenous History Month focused on one of the ugliest truths of the Canadian government’s heinous assaults on the Indigenous Peoples, the residential school system. There’s a long list of egregious government policies and … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics | Tagged First Nations, Indigenous Peoples, indigenous racism, Land Acknowledgement, National Indigenous History Month, racism, Reconciliation, revisionist history, St. John River, systemic racism, TRC, Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Wabanaki, Wolastoq, Wolastoqey, Wolastoqiyik | 27 Comments

Today is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. Why?

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Jane Fritz

Today, September 30, is Orange Shirt Day in Canada. Orange Shirt Day was inaugurated in 2013 with the goal of increasing awareness of Canada’s history of the indigenous residential school system, a history which is painfully in need of recognition … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Social justice Saturday | Tagged Canada, Every child matters, Indigenous, Indigenous Peoples, indigenous racism, Orange Shirt Day, residential school system | 26 Comments

Towards a fair and just society: what can an old lady do?

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Jane Fritz

I am white. I am a well-educated white. I am the product of a stable, loving, supportive family, from a safe, stable neighbourhood. I don’t have a name that might have labeled me as a suspicious “other” of some ethnic … Continue reading →