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Tag Archives: residential schools
A different kind of Canada Day
As I’ve expressed on previous Canada Days, Canada is my country by choice, and I feel privileged and proud to be able to celebrate it every year. But, as I’ve been posting during this month now past of Indigenous History … Continue reading
June 2021: non-Indigenous Canadians now understand only too well why we need National Indigenous History Month
This has not been a happy time in Canada. We have been confronted with the Truth, or maybe one could say we’ve been hit over the head with a sledgehammer called the Truth. The Truth of the cruel, inhumane, criminal … Continue reading
Canada’s day of reckoning is here: we have the Truth, let’s get serious about the Reconciliation
In my Map Monday post last week I committed to writing on issues relevant to National Indigenous History Month – June – on each Monday in June, so here we go. There’s so much that wants to tumble out that … Continue reading
Map Monday: indigenous history around the world, pre- and post-colonization
Today is the last day of May, the day before the beginning of June, which is National Indigenous History Month in Canada. There can be no more chilling reminder of why Canada needs to have a National Indigenous History Month … Continue reading
Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission: one man’s efforts to make a difference
For readers who are not familiar with Canada, in 2015 the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), established by the federal government, completed 6 years of an extensive and gut-wrenching inquiry into the impact of 120 years of the residential school … Continue reading
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