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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
And that is why I ask if this is supposed to be a net positive or net negative for the community. She has been a strong advocate, has shown the community what could be possible as an Indigenous person and she has been an idol for her accomplishments. But now she's "potentially", let's just leave it as questionable for now, not Indigenous so does her 60 year slate get wiped clean and forgotten about? Would it be better to bury this to maintain a legacy or open a can of worms?
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I think it's a net positive, insofar as at least it's the truth, and it's better to open the can of worms than to continue to bury it to maintain a legacy.
Does it wipe the slate clean and do we forget everything she was about? I hope not. I hope that a lot of the overarching things she sang about and advocated about aren't dismissed because of her mistakes. Just as Grey Owl's messaging about conservation isn't totally lost, although admittedly the fact he was an Englishman 'pretendian' will never not be a central part of his story.