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Reconciliation is a Verb

July 3, 2018 by Annemarie Shrouder 3 Comments

This past weekend I was reflecting on Canada Day (you can read past blogs here), and how different the narrative is this year – specifically, how I haven’t heard the strong Indigenous voices and narrative that Canada’s 150 celebration brought up last year. I know that activism takes its toll. … 

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Filed Under: Aboriginal, Indigenous, Indigenous peoples, Reconciliation Tagged With: activism, Canada Day, land acknowledgement, participation, Reconciliation

Canada: 150 years of…?

March 26, 2017 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

This year Canada as a colonized country is 150 years old. And we’re going to celebrate. I imagine that on July 1 there will be a plethora of festivities, with flags and music and who knows what else.   Canada means different things to different people, for sure. You can read more … 

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Filed Under: Aboriginal, Celebrations, Colonization, Indigenous, Indigenous peoples Tagged With: Canada, Canada's 150 year birthday celebrations

Reconciliation in Canada

October 30, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last week I attended the Canadian Race Relations Foundation Conference – Inclusive Canada, 2017 and Beyond. It was a thought-provoking and intense two days with a strong theme of Indigenous inclusion. The opening keynote was by Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Ambassador for Reconciliation Canada. He … 

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Filed Under: Aboriginal, Inclusion, Indigenous, Indigenous peoples, Inequities, Marginalization, Uncategorized Tagged With: Canadian Race Relations Foundation, Chief Dr. Robert Joseph, Reconciliation, Reconciliation Canada, Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The Power of Words

October 16, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Today I'm writing about words and choices. In our post-colonization societies, the use of words still reminds us (if we are aware and paying attention) of who is in charge, and who has value – and who doesn’t – in the eyes of the state. Take some of the names of sports teams, for … 

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Filed Under: Aboriginal, bias, Discrimination, Inequities, language, Racism, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cleveland Indians, Jerry Howarth, John Oliver, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Red Skins

Racism in a Costume

September 26, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder 1 Comment

If you haven’t heard about it already, Disney has a new movie coming out (Moana), featuring Maui – a revered figure in Polynesian culture. That’s a topic all of it’s own; that a company will take culturally significant figure (particularly an Indigenous one) and make a movie with it. But that’s a … 

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Filed Under: Aboriginal, Indigenous peoples, Racism, Uncategorized Tagged With: Costume, Disney, Maui, Moana, racism

Why I Won’t be Saying Happy Canada Day Today

July 1, 2016 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Today I put my foot in my mouth, big time. I mentioned it was Canada Day to a new American friend, and cheekily suggested he could wish me a happy one. And he is Indigenous. Yup. That's right. I will give you a moment to let that sink in. I have been doing Diversity & Inclusion work … 

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Filed Under: Aboriginal, Celebrations, Colonization, Indigenous peoples, Marginalization, Uncategorized Tagged With: Canada Day, Independence Day

Happy Thanksgiving!

October 9, 2015 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Last night I was at a dinner at the University of Toronto's Hart House, hosted by the Centre for International Experience and First Nations House. It was a lovely meal. Here is some food for thought. The Great Hall has portraits all around the room of Hart House wardens, and university chancellors … 

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Filed Under: Aboriginal, Thanksgiving Tagged With: Hart House, University of Toronto

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