First Nations groups, Charlottetown council differ on Sir John A. Macdonald statue
Pedestrian walk past a statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Charlottetown on Monday, March 4, 2019. nbsp; THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan January 29, 2021 - 10:18 AM
CHARLOTTETOWN - First Nations groups and Charlottetown city council are at odds over how to deal with a statue of Canada s first prime minister.
Members of the Epekwitk Assembly of Councils â which represents the Abegweit and Lennox Island First Nations â say they want more than just modifications to an existing plaque next to the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald. We understood when we were asked for input following the city s decision to keep the statue last summer, that we were to provide recommendations on how that statue could be offset to address the situation, in keeping with reconciliation objectives, says a letter signed by the chiefs of the two First Nations and sent to the city Thur
We understood when we were asked for input following the city s decision to keep the statue last summer, that we were to provide recommendations on how that statue could be offset to address the situation, in keeping with reconciliation objectives, says a letter signed by the chiefs of the two First Nations and sent to the city Thursday.
The demands from the Prince Edward Island First Nations groups echo similar calls across the country for the removal of Macdonald statues because of his role in the creation of Canada s residential school system. One statue of him was toppled by protesters in Montreal last August.