The hostility and ignorance that is directed towards our country's First Nations people astounds me. If I can do something to combat it, even something small, I have to try.
Here is a positive story I wrote about a reserve that's gotten nothing but negative attention due to a variety of factors. The main one being a flood in 2011 that forced hundreds to evacuate, and the fact that many of these people have still not been able to return home.
Please take a second to read it. I wrote it for my place of employment's newsletter. My goal is to showcase positive stories about Manitoba's First Nation run schools. With so much negativity out there, it's time to start telling the uplifting, hopeful stories. There are just as many of them too. And I'm making it my job to find them and spread the word.
Thanks and enjoy!
Triumph Over Tragedy
Friday 26 April 2013
Friday 5 April 2013
Rwanda in Canada?
After reading this article, "Is Harper trying to provoke a confrontation with First Nations?" I got scared. This is because my mind immediately leapt to the Rwandan genocide. Neighbour killing neighbour. Sister slaughtering brother. Hutus against Tutsis in one of the bloodiest events the world has ever seen. And I thought, 'Is it even remotely possible that something like that could happen in Canada? First Nation against White?' My husband is Oji-Cree. I'm White. Could we one day be waging war against each other just because of our different backgrounds? Sounds impossible. Not in Canada. I'm just over reacting. Yet, with the amount of ignorance and racism I read every day, from both sides, the terrifying answer is "yes". I do think something like this could happen in Canada. I just pray to God our Creator that it won't.
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