Amplify Indigenous voices using your “dominant privilege.” This means holding the government and Catholic church accountable and pushing the mandates of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Use your ability to lobby alongside people,” Henry said. “Amplify the voices who are speaking out. Recognize that your voice and support matters.
Uncovered means that something has been covered up, and that is what’s happened.” “When we say ‘discovered,’ it makes it seem like it wasn’t truth. “I’m deliberate in my terminology,” Henry said in an interview, referring to the children’s remains as being uncovered instead of discovered.
Shock, grief and anger are the emotions that many people are feeling right now and it is essential to channel those emotions into something useful, says a Brock University lecturer.Ĭalls to action, cries for accountability, the will to self-educate and compassion for the Indigenous communities are just some of the ways Stanley “Bobby” Henry recommends people engage with the horrendous truth of residential schools in Canada.ĭuring a virtual talk with the Niagara-on-the-Lake Museum last week, Henry, a member of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory, offered six essential steps to guide learning.Īn overarching theme of his talk was that language matters. With only a few of the 139 residential schools in Canada searched for unmarked graves, it is certain that the number of children’s remains located will continue to grow.
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