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Originally Posted by Sliver
IDK. I'm not in favour of a piecemeal approach to reconciliation. Gestures here and there aren't going to help. Is there anything we can do as non-Indigenous Canadians to reconcile the past and move forward with the majority of First Nations in a way that FN people generally agree is reasonable?
So we cancel Canada Day, is everyone happy now? Of course not.
We acknowledge the land we occupy before school assemblies and office tower meetings, is that enough? No, and it shouldn't be.
I need to see a road map that we can all agree to that says if we do X, Y and Z we'll have paid our dues, we will be forgiven, and we can move forward and start healing from the shame. I don't want my grandkids still atoning for this. I'd like to take care of it now, so just need to know what to do. I'm not behind token gestures for the rest of my life based on what the Twittersphere says we need to be doing. This'll get ridiculous and we'll all end up bitter if that's what we do.
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I think while the current system is set up there won't ever be an end to reconciliation.