"The hypocrisy is breathtaking. The Department wanted Indigenous people to be farmers, but they forbade them from being landlords. When a white man lived off his rents, he was a gentleman; when an Indian did it, he was lazy."
From your notes, ignoring inflation, the ledgers could have been written in 1872, 1972 or 2026. While the department has rebranded a few times, the antiquated ideologies have never changed.
I don't know when colonial Canada will move forward. While mainstream Canadian culture and institutions want to put Indigenous peoples (as such -- Greek word genos) into the past, it is really Canadian identity, values and culture that is deeply stuck in the past.
Meanwhile the Tkʼemlúps chief quietly released a presser saying their inquiries suggest the ground penetrating radar anomalies initially identified as possible graves are likely, in fact, the weeping tile septic field as per historic engineering reports. They won't do archeological digs because of "spiritual protocols" (septic fields have souls?) but it's all the federal gubbermint's fault and send more money.
And the truth shall set us free... and lead to a more just future for all.
Agree: "the hypocrisy is breathtaking".
Just how much of that Colonial past still exists today while we claim to embrace multiculturalism?
"The hypocrisy is breathtaking. The Department wanted Indigenous people to be farmers, but they forbade them from being landlords. When a white man lived off his rents, he was a gentleman; when an Indian did it, he was lazy."
From your notes, ignoring inflation, the ledgers could have been written in 1872, 1972 or 2026. While the department has rebranded a few times, the antiquated ideologies have never changed.
I don't know when colonial Canada will move forward. While mainstream Canadian culture and institutions want to put Indigenous peoples (as such -- Greek word genos) into the past, it is really Canadian identity, values and culture that is deeply stuck in the past.
Meanwhile the Tkʼemlúps chief quietly released a presser saying their inquiries suggest the ground penetrating radar anomalies initially identified as possible graves are likely, in fact, the weeping tile septic field as per historic engineering reports. They won't do archeological digs because of "spiritual protocols" (septic fields have souls?) but it's all the federal gubbermint's fault and send more money.