Dec
26
“Canada is a test case for a grand notion – the notion that dissimilar peoples can share lands, resources, power and dreams while respecting and sustaining their differences. The story of Canada is the story of many such peoples, trying … Continue reading
Mar
16
Today, I’d like to present to you something a little different; an interview of sorts. A while ago, a comment on one of my blog posts really caught my attention. In it, a mother was describing an experience her young … Continue reading
Categories: Alienation, Culture, Decolonisation, First Nations, INAC, Injustice, Representation of natives, Residential schools
Tags: Attawapsikat First Nation elementary school, Chelsea Edwards, First Nations education, Indian Residential Schools, Residential school apology, Residential school survivors, Shannen Koostachin, Shannen's Dream, Sliammon First Nation, Ta'Kaiya Blaney
Feb
27
Right now twitter, tumblr and Facebook are exploding with shocking news…apparently Justice Murray Sinclair, Chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, has “change[d] [his] tune on residential schools as genocide“. As you can expect, it is upsetting a lot of … Continue reading
âpihtawikosisân is Métis from the Plains Cree speaking community of Lac Ste. Anne, Alberta. She currently lives in Montreal, Quebec. Her passions are: education, Aboriginal law, the Cree language, and roller derby. She holds a BEd, an LLB and teaches indigenous youth.
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