Archive - Sep 2, 2008
As Indigenous people it’s our own Capacity Deficit that keeps Canadians from sharing
September 2, 2008 - 8:30pm | by brianbeatonWe Are Ripping Ourselves Off (And It Has to Stop)
By Charles Wagamese
There is a reason your property is being hauled away for free neechi. Why your home reserve is the most polluted land anywhere. And that reason according to the non native governments is in your Turtle Island mirrored reflection.
That reason sharing can’t take place: we have a capacity deficit you and me.
Continuing the legacy of building provincial school systems and schools on the backs of First Nations
September 2, 2008 - 6:54am | by brianbeatonThe school system that harmed natives must heal them
Les Brost, For The Calgary Herald - September 01, 2008
June 11, 2008 was an important day in Canadian history. That's when Prime Minister Stephen Harper stood in the House of Commons and delivered an apology to Canada's aboriginal people. Harper addressed the serial abuse committed decades ago in the residential schools operating under Canadian government auspices.