Author of the article: Calgary Herald
Publishing date: May 29, 2021 • 3 hours ago • 5 minute read • Until recently, the majority of Canadians argued that European civilization must replace Indigenous culture. In his new book Seen but Not Seen, historian Donald B. Smith explores the history of Indigenous marginalization and why non-Indigenous Canadians failed to recognize Indigenous societies and cultures as worthy of respect. Photo by ANDRE FORGET /QMI AGENCY file
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I was born in Toronto in 1946 and grew up in Oakville, halfway between the cities of Hamilton and Toronto. During my boyhood I cannot recall a single reference in public or high school to the Mississauga First Nations, Ojibwe-speakers who call themselves, “Anishinabe” (meaning in English, “human being”), or in its plural form, “Anishinabeg.” I do not remember meeting anyone in Oakville who self-identified as “Indian.” Indigenous people did not enter into the conv
I was born in Toronto in 1946 and grew up in Oakville, halfway between the cities of Hamilton and Toronto. During my boyhood I cannot recall a single reference in public or high school to the Mississauga First Nations, Ojibwe-speakers who call themselves, “Anishinabe” (meaning in English, “human being”), or in its plural form, “Anishinabeg.” I do not remember meeting anyone in Oakville who self-identified as “Indian.” Indigenous people did not.
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When the treaties were negotiated and signed, the Nakota sat with the Cree and Saulteaux nations and together the treaty was negotiated. Today the Cree, Saulteaux and Nakota nations are spread across the plains, indicating our willingness to share the land and live in peace.
In west central Saskatchewan, Nakota chiefs Mosquito, Grizzly Bears Head and Lean Man camped together in the Eagle Hills south of Battleford and made their home there. The government treated them as one band since they were the only Nakota in the area. This was purely for administrative purposes and it ignored the status of the chiefs and their followers.
Winnipeg Free Press
Crime and colonial punishment
Ottawa acknowledges the shocking number of Indigenous inmates in prison is a problem but has no plan to fix it; the crisis, particularly on the Prairies, is only getting worse By: Ryan Thorpe | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021
Last Modified: 9:21 PM CDT Thursday, Apr. 29, 2021 | Updates Save to Read Later
The number of Indigenous people being locked up in federal prisons is spiking despite overall declines in both incarceration and crime rates across the country.
The number of Indigenous people being locked up in federal prisons is spiking despite overall declines in both incarceration and crime rates across the country.