I’m Indigenous, full blooded Ojibway/Cree from northern Ontario. Both my parents survived the residential school system in the 50s and I attended the last vestiges of Christianized schooling when I was growing up. We saw a lot of discrimination against us in my family and we were always made to feel less than every other Canadian we ever knew.
Even with all that … my dad always enjoyed celebrating this holiday because he just thought it was fun and a good time to celebrate with family and friends. Maybe he just didn’t know but whenever this time of year comes around, all I can think of is how much he enjoyed just having a bit of fun today in the middle of summer.
In my own experience, I’ve travelled the world to 34 countries so I got see and compare how our country compares to the rest of the world. With all its shortcomings and blemishes … this is still a great country and a prime example of decent democracy. It isn’t perfect and it is very problematic and unequal in many ways … but its on the top of the pile of mostly or more democratic places on the planet. I may be wrong on that but that is just my opinion.
So with all that said … to all my Native, non-Native, nation born, immigrant, brown, white, black, and every shade in between …
No doot aboot it eh!? … just gotta feed my pet Polar Bear before I catch the 4:30 moose train to Saskatchewan so that I can tell my friend Nantook who lives in his igloo and works for the RCMP
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No doot aboot it eh!? … just gotta feed my pet Polar Bear before I catch the 4:30 moose train to Saskatchewan so that I can tell my friend Nantook who lives in his igloo and works for the RCMP
Oh you’re from Canada? Maybe you know my friend John!