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Demonstrators wearing orange in solidarity with survivors of residential schools gather at a memorial in front of Parliament Hill on Canada Day, in Ottawa on Thursday. | BLOOMBERG
Reuters Jul 2, 2021
Ottawa – Multiple cities scrapped Canada Day celebrations on Thursday after the discovery of hundreds of remains of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools sparked a reckoning with the country’s colonial past.
Statues of colonial leaders toppled as protests mark Canada Day Friday, 02 July 2021 4:43 AM
[ Last Update: Friday, 02 July 2021 10:42 AM ] People take part in a march after the discovery of hundreds of remains of children at former indigenous residential schools, on Canada Day in Toronto, Ontario, Canada July 1, 2021. (Photo by Reuters)
A group of protesters have toppled statues of Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II in Canada amid growing outrage over the treatment of Indigenous children in notorious residential schools.
The move against the royals, seen as representatives of the country’s colonial history, came on Canada Day that marks the country’s confederation with nationwide celebrations.
No government in the history of this country made its
raison d être to facilitate real reconciliation with Indigenous peoples. Even when newly elected governments promise “full reconciliation,” the current state of Indigenous affairs reveals they were false promises or outright failures.
There have been official apologies, recognition of past wrongs, removals of statues, and renaming of roads, but there still is no clean drinking water on many Indigenous reserves across the country.
The ongoing discoveries of unmarked graves of Indigenous children forced into residential schools has unleashed a fresh wave of rightful anger and bitter sadness, correctly directed at Canada and its current government and the ones that preceded it.
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