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Canada Day

The Summer of Residential School Graves

June 30, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

As we reflect on the recent discoveries of unmarked and mass graves at the sites of former Residential Schools in Canada, I am pleased to introduce my guest for today's blog, AdéX, to add an international perspective on Canada and Indigenous Peoples. ADÉX - Writer & Visual Artist is a … 

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Filed Under: Indigenous peoples Tagged With: Canada, Canada Day, companies, golf courses, Indigenous People, injustice, St. Lucia

Canada – Facing The Truth

June 30, 2021 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

Tomorrow is Canada Day. If you’ve received the Inclusion Insight for a while, you’ll know how I feel about it. Canada: 150 years of...? Why I won't be saying Happy Canada Day today.   What does Canada Day mean to you in light of the recent discoveries of mass and unmarked graves at … 

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Filed Under: Indigenous peoples, Uncategorized Tagged With: Canada, Canada Day, change, Reconciliation. Action

“Remembering Colonization” Day

July 1, 2020 by Annemarie Shrouder Leave a Comment

If you’re in Canada, today is a holiday. It’s “Canada Day” – the day we celebrate the official creation of our country. It’s a day that many Canadians celebrate for many reasons: from being thankful to have a day off work to being thankful for arriving and living in a country where there is no … 

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Filed Under: Indigenous peoples Tagged With: Canada Day, in equity, Indigenous People, systemic racism

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

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

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