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Re: Western Racism and Islamaphobia in Canada
By: . Date: October 2, 2023, 6:27 pm
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HTML https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/trudeau-says-denialism-rising-nation-marks-holiday-indigenous-reconcilation-2023-09-30/
It's OK for denial to be white
Trudeau says 'denialism' rising as nation marks holiday for
indigenous reconciliation
[quote]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Saturday warned about
the rise of "denialism" and said uncovering the truth was more
important than ever as the nation gathered to honor the lost
children and survivors of indigenous schools.
removed about 150,000 indigenous children from their families.
Some were subjected to abuse, rape and malnutrition at schools
in what the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in 2015 called
"cultural genocide."
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Re: Residential schools
By: 90sRetroFan Date: October 25, 2024, 6:36 pm
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HTML https://us.yahoo.com/news/biden-apologized-to-native-americans-for-boarding-school-abuses-the-indigenous-community-is-grateful--but-says-its-not-enough-195133531.html
[quote]Native Americans across Indian Country shared mixed
emotions this week after President Biden apologized for the U.S.
government’s role in running Native American boarding schools
across the country.
During the 150-year practice, at more than 400 schools where the
U.S. partnered with various religious institutions, Indigenous
children were separated from their families and stripped of
their language and customs in an effort to assimilate into white
culture. There were also documented cases of abuse and death.
...
However, Indigenous leaders and citizens across the country
stressed that this is only the first step.
“This is one of the most historic days in the history of Indian
Country, and an apology of this size must be followed by real
action,” Nick Tilsen, who belongs to the Oglala Lakota Nation
and is president and CEO of the Indigenous rights organization
NDN Collective, told Yahoo News.
...
“At this moment in history, we have to remember many of the
survivors of the boarding schools are still alive,” he said.
“It's in every household and it's in every community. And it's
directly tied to the struggles that our people have today.”
...
Kassie echoed that actionable steps must follow sentiment.
“As momentous and important as this day is, it's important that
it's followed up with action,” she told Yahoo. “It's important
that the records of what happened at these institutions that are
held by the U.S. government and the Catholic Church are opened
to Indigenous communities who are looking for answers. And it's
important that those communities also have the opportunity to
hold to account those institutions and individuals who abused
them.”
For Tilsen, it’s also a time to “center the survivors.”
“As we sort of politically dissect this moment,” he said, “I
also want to recognize the pain that is being resurfaced, and
that our people deserve the right to have pain and they deserve
the right to have rage in this moment while we lean towards
moving forward in action.”[/quote]
Everyone who went through any form of compulsory schooling is a
victim of the violence initiated by this uniquely Western
institution. As such, all of us have a personal duty to do
everything in our power to destroy Western civilization. Those
who feel no such duty are those whose spirits Western compulsory
schooling succeeded in crushing.
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