Archive - Aug 23, 2013

Understanding racist history towards First Nations is one step to changing oneself

From HuffingtonPost.ca

I Admit It: I Hold Racist Views About Native People In Canada

By: Lou James (a pseudonym) - Posted: 08/22/2013

I admit it. I have deep-rooted and ugly prejudices about native people in Canada. When I think of native people, I immediately think of alcoholic, jobless and homeless people who abuse themselves and others in every imaginable way. For all of my life I have seen these images and I continue to see native people this way.