30-06-2017 00:53 via thestarphoenix.com

'There is nothing to celebrate;' Indigenous groups see Canada 150 as a chance to educate public

Sheelah McLean won’t watch the Canada Day fireworks this weekend.
The Idle No More co-founder is part of the “Unsettling Canada 150″ action, which aims to educate people about the fact that indigenous people have lived in Canada for much longer than 150 years and have suffered since it became a country on July 1, 1867.
“There is nothing to celebrate until we acknowledge the history of violence towards indigenous people. There’s nothing to celebrate until lands are g
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