1/ Today is #orangeshirtday for residential school survivors & their families. Sharing this image to show solidarity, but fully aware that systemic racism continues in Canada and this week& #39;s headlines are just full of examples. We heard Nunavut’s MP, Mumilaaq Qaqqaq describe

2/ the dire state of nrthn. housing to the PM; Saw the feds potentially back away from a 2021 deadline to end boil water advisories on reserves; learned about the horrific circumstances surrounding the death of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital. Such sadness for her family and

3/ community. I myself have so much left to learn about how to address systemic racism, achieve reconciliation and FN self-determination. Feel free to add resources to this thread. (B&W image from CBC / Canada& #39;s last residential school closed in 1997.)