“We have to broaden our understanding of the past to include the stories that were always there but that we weren’t telling. It’s a validation that these stories matter in our history.” Britt Braaten, creative development specialist, Canadian War Museum No matter where the soldier fought, the soldier gave their lives for this country; weContinue reading “Remembrance Day: Visible Minorities And First Nation Veterans Fought for Equality And Respect”
Category Archives: Canada’s Colonial Past
Indigenous Treaty Process Across Canada and Around the World
In this article, I will examine Indigenous issues and treaties around the globe: How they fight for their collective rights and individual rights, and how indigenous efforts are aimed at making common cause, first regionally and then globally. In addition, I will access the Indigenous treaties and issues in Canada and British Columbia: How treatiesContinue reading “Indigenous Treaty Process Across Canada and Around the World”
Legacy of Colonzation and Damage of Racism: Disenfranchisement of Canadian Indigenous and Chinese
The early development of Canada was built on oppression — The cross-country railway that connected the lands, that were forcefully taken from the Canadian indigenous peoples, was built by the cheap and exploitable Chinese labours. Despite being given full apologies, the discrimination of the past still affect the indigenous and Chinese Canadian communities. The legacyContinue reading “Legacy of Colonzation and Damage of Racism: Disenfranchisement of Canadian Indigenous and Chinese”
Canadian Indigenous People and Chinese Canadians: Have apologies Truly Established Harmony for Them?
Both First Nation peoples and Chinese Canadians are the victims of the mistreatments of the mainstream Canadians and the paternalistic policies of the early Canadian government. Both ethnic groups got their “official apologies” from the state of Canada. However, have apologies established harmony for them in reality? Apologies Do not Automatically Accomplish Reconciliations For theContinue reading “Canadian Indigenous People and Chinese Canadians: Have apologies Truly Established Harmony for Them?”
The Almost Forgotten Relationship between First Nation Peoples and Chinese Canadians
The relationship between the First Nation peoples living in British Columbia and early Chinese Canadians was an essential part of our history in Canada. Yet this relationship has been neglected; little-known records of the history that they shared are left. In this commentary, I want to bring awareness to this relationship briefly. Chinese Workers andContinue reading “The Almost Forgotten Relationship between First Nation Peoples and Chinese Canadians”
Can Truth and Reconciliation Commission Make Reconciliation a reality?
The most recent cornerstone of First Nation policy is creating the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission. However, Canada is not the nation that has a reconciliation commission. In comparison to the reconciliation commissions of other countries, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission is relatively new. According to Jennifer Llewelyn, the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation CommissionContinue reading “Can Truth and Reconciliation Commission Make Reconciliation a reality?”
Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Reconciliation is important. The past conflict will snowball into ongoing conflict if the Canadian government does not stop the past wrong from bleeding. They need concern about everyday problem that prevent the indigenous peoples from succeeding in the contemporary world. If not, the past conflict will weave broader structural and systemic inequalities. Canada understands theContinue reading “Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission”
Reconciliation Policy and Apology in Canada
Introduction: Reconciliation in Canada It seems like reconciliation policy is on the Canadian national agenda, as reconciliation emerges in the various statements of apology and policies emanating from the Canadian federal government. Thus, a reconciliation policy is essential for us to seek an approach that would secure amicable relationships and ensure past wrongs would notContinue reading “Reconciliation Policy and Apology in Canada”
Colonialism and Residential School: “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing”
Background The Residential School system was not simply a bad policy in the history of this country. It was a disastrous consequence of the effects of colonialism, affecting not only First Nation children’s health and well-being but also the loss of culture and heritage. It is well established that the Residential School system purposely assimilatedContinue reading “Colonialism and Residential School: “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing””
Hidden Past of Residential School: “The Canadian Holocaust”
The confirmation of other unmarked burial sites in 2021 made it quite clear that the Residential School system is the undoubted “Genocide”. This act of genocide is now regarded by some as the Canadian Holocaust”. Residential School: A System found to Carry out a Genocide that killed thousands of children From the both the eyeContinue reading “Hidden Past of Residential School: “The Canadian Holocaust””
Foundation of HKPLTW (Canada) 