Today in Canada we are seeing a resurgence of Indigenous culture, language, and agency. And yet the focus seems to always fall on the poorest communities, facing the most problems.
Tomorrow marks the second National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Also known as Orange Shirt Day, according to the federal government’s website, the holiday is meant to honour “the children who never returned home and survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities.”
Today in Canada we are seeing a resurgence of Indigenous culture, language, and agency. More and more First Nations are not only escaping poverty, but also in more than one instance have become economic powerhouses, employing Indigenous and non-Indigenous individuals alike. And yet the focus seems to always fall on the poorest communities, facing the most problems. Of course, there is a logic to that.
This all-trauma approach is a common complaint made against Indigenous studies. It is said we are a grievance studies program. Not helping the situation is that in the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission many well-meaning teachers decided to include content about Indian residential schools in their curriculum and nothing else.
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