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Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger
I'd like to see that increased awareness and education turn to action and better living conditions for indigenous canadians. I'll be honest I'm a bit pessimistic when it comes to the response we've seen to this event because I worry that flags at half mast, orange shirts and "awareness" won't translate. Or maybe it will just not as quickly as I'd like. I will admit to being very weary of anything that resembles lip service or that attempts to solve a people problem with quick and easy solutions. We're talking about a literal cultural shift here and that can be very difficult, especially in the prairies where the rift between indigenous people and other Canadians is very deep.
I can say that as a youngster in Saskatchewan, I remember learning a ton about indigenous people and their history, including field trips which were quite memorable to me. It wasn't until I was older that it seemed to fade and the systemic racism washed some of that away.
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I think you're right that it won't be fast. I don't think the boomers and older Gen Xers in power are capable of making the change. I think the coming generations will have to do it as I've lost all faith in current leadership to address the issues. In fact, I haven't even heard how any of these issues should be addressed and I have no ideas, either.