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On #NationalIndigenousDay here& #39;s a my top 10 things I& #39;ve learned for my fellow settlers . Some simple, some not.
1. Settler is not a slur. It& #39;s literally what we are. My grandparents settled in Alberta in 1913.
2. Indigenous should always be capitalized
1. Settler is not a slur. It& #39;s literally what we are. My grandparents settled in Alberta in 1913.
2. Indigenous should always be capitalized
3. Don& #39;t use "our Indigenous" or "Canada& #39;s Indigenous" That& #39;s possessive and not appreciated by many
4. Don& #39;t use terms like spirit animal (new agers), tribe, pow wow (marketers) etc
5. Learn about the treaty status & history of your area. Treaty #, unceded etc
4. Don& #39;t use terms like spirit animal (new agers), tribe, pow wow (marketers) etc
5. Learn about the treaty status & history of your area. Treaty #, unceded etc
6. Understand that Indigenous people are not a monolith. There& #39;s a wide range of practices, traditions & politics across the continent
7. Learn how colonialism & rascism causes poverty, water scarcity, incarceration, child apprehension, birth alerts, foster care & on & on.
7. Learn how colonialism & rascism causes poverty, water scarcity, incarceration, child apprehension, birth alerts, foster care & on & on.
8. Seek out Indigenous artists, writers, journalists & musicians for insight & truths of living in a colonial state
9. If you do follow Indigenous people here, remember that is not their job to educate or argue with you. Just STFU, listen & learn
9. If you do follow Indigenous people here, remember that is not their job to educate or argue with you. Just STFU, listen & learn
10. Be prepared to be uncomfortable. There are many things you will read that will challenge much of what you believe your country to be about.
Acknowledge your racism...it& #39;s systemic & most people have been taught & shown how to treat Indigenous people.
Acknowledge your racism...it& #39;s systemic & most people have been taught & shown how to treat Indigenous people.
That& #39;s not your fault, failing to acknowledge it & do something about it is.
There& #39;s so much more but that& #39;s a start.
(Oh and also don& #39;t take offense if you get corrected. That& #39;s called learning.)
There& #39;s so much more but that& #39;s a start.
(Oh and also don& #39;t take offense if you get corrected. That& #39;s called learning.)
Bonus study material in hashtag form
#changethename
#landback
#wetsuwetan
#MMIWG
#undrip
Go do the work.
#changethename
#landback
#wetsuwetan
#MMIWG
#undrip
Go do the work.
