In a previous post, I described what it is like as an Alberta Métis to come to Quebec and realise that ‘Métis’ does not mean the same thing here. I’m not a shut-in…I realised that there were different definitions out there, I simply hadn’t lived where I was defined by them before. In another post,…
Category: Representation of natives
What is Chief Spence hiding? Not your logical fallacy.
This is the question of the day (week/month), isn’t it? Cue the accusations of fraud, of theft, of corruption. All made without a shred of evidence to support them. Made as though such statements are self-evident. Self-evidentiary. Obviously true. The question itself frames the discussion. The question even answers itself. Logical fallacies are bad, m’kay?…
Dealing with comments about Attawapiskat
I still intend to get a series of posts out clarifying issues like First Nations housing, health-care, education and so on, but I have a confession. I haven’t been staying away from the comments sections of articles about Attawapiskat. I know. It’s not healthy. There are so many racist rants and outright ignorant responses that…
Images that make you go hmmmm.
Every once in a while I come across an image in my daily life that has an immediate impact on me. (You’ve already had my opinion on ‘native-themed’ costumes.) First comes the flood of feelings. Annoyance, frustration, confusion. Then I look at the image again and try to understand what the image is meant to…
On wearing us as costumes.
So, on the topic of ‘ethnic costumes for Halloween’. A certain poster campaign and the spin off posters mocking the message have once more got people discussing whether or not this practice is racist. That you don’t understand why I am offended and upset when you dress up as Pocahontas or some ‘Indian warrior’ doesn’t…