• FarraigePlaisteaċ@lemmy.world
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      That’s why I don’t understand the widespread oppression of First Nations. I’ve been reading 21 Things You May Not Know About The Indian Act by Bob Joseph. It’s led me on to follow indigenous issues more widely and I have to say, that the Canadian kindness seems pretty exclusive to white people.

      I say this only because I feel things will never change as long as Canadians keep yelling themselves that they’re good people.

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          13 days ago

          I don’t see Canadian citizens out protesting it in any meaningful numbers. That makes you all complicit.

          Edit: this isn’t to dunk only on Canada. Here in Ireland there is widespread racism towards the Traveller population. Policiies and local attitudes make their lives very difficult. They are expected to integrate to the colonial culture here but we are not expected to meet them halfway, etc. I’m just saying that we can’t pretend that we are not the problem.

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      2 months ago

      … and calling out people who aren’t.

      But, be safe. There’s a lot of people on the edge and may be so frustrated they may throw hands.

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      I left a necklace in a hotel in Canada one time and wrote to them on the off chance that they found it - it wasn’t valuable, it was a sentimental thing. The receptionist posted it back to me in the UK with a lovely kind message. The hotel is called Kindred Spirits and it is on Memory Lane in Cavendish, PEI. The house next door has green gables, just saying.