• HeroicBillyBishop@lemmy.caBanned
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        9 days ago

        right? But we cant change the past

        Canadians have become aware of our colonial past and are working to correct it with Indigenous Canadians

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          Don’t get me wrong, that’s great! But how extensive is that work, when it comes to truly writing the wrongs of settler-Colonialism? That’s a really big traumatic scar that impacts every area of a country’s political life and institutions. Pointing that fact out, instead of treating Canadian white supremacy as somehow “new”, isn’t just some rude bummer of a take.

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            9 days ago

            We need to help our Indigenous communities regain their pride and culture, while also collectively embracing a shared Canadian identity

            starting with ensuring clean drinking water, access to quality education and health care services and a joint recognition of our shared pasts and futures

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              9 days ago

              That’s all very cool, do you have any info on initiatives doing this work in Canada, that I could read?

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                  9 days ago

                  Nah man, telling me to do the leg work for you sucks actually.

                  You said:

                  Canadians have become aware of our colonial past and are working to correct it with Indigenous Canadians

                  Great! Show me! Back that up!