Showing posts with label #TruthandReconciliationDay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #TruthandReconciliationDay. Show all posts

Thursday, 30 September 2021

National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

I knew I had to mention this. I knew I should, as a white woman of privilege. Many whites ignore it, which is a shame. They reveal their ignorance. Systemic racism exists in Canada. 


Go to a pow wow: Spirit of the Drum Pow Wow – Smiths Falls | Smiths Falls Pow Wow: Spirit of the Drum | Missing Murdered Indigenous Women: displays | 

Read a book or three: Oka crisis, Kanesatake, The Sixties Scoop, Phyllis' Story - Orange Shirt Day.

Read anything

Dr. Peter Bryce: whistleblower, is in Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa.

Who was Dr. Peter Bryce? Public tour at Beechwood ... - CBC.ca

    Read about how whites tried to tell truth to power: Treaties, Residential Schools, First Nations.

    National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada – June 21

    Learn about First Nations traditions 

    Buy an orange shirt from a First Nations company.

    Watch a video: The Land Between: Southern Ontario.


    Music Art Dance & Drama

    6 Indigenous artists you need to know in 2021 | CBC Music

    Willie Dunn – 1971 Pity the Country

    This guy is really fun! Dakwäkäda Road Report