Considering how much face time VANOC is giving to BC aboriginals, they should have made it look like a Mohawk.
I was watched the Lighting of the torch today from Victoria. At one point, an aboriginal leader was at the mic and made a comment that was directed at the non-aboriginals in the crowd and watching on tv, (paraphrasing) "We welcome you now to our land, as we have welcomed you before so many times". It was followed by what may have been the most awkward applause ever. Sorry chief, I don't really buy into the whole 'its your land' thing anymore. I'm all for embracing multiculturalism, but the native presence in these games just doesn't reflect West Coast or Canadian culture.
And that's all I have to say about that.
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