Well said. AkAngel and thank you for putting a closer perspective to the discussion.

I am Sto:lo and my husband is Ojibwa and I know of what you speak. The horror stories endured by our ancestors under the policies of the Queen and Canadian government and acted upon by their representatives were beyond contemptable. The greater sadness is that the oppression continues with policies that deny us our inherent rights and title even today. I have spent much of my professional life fighting government and the systemic racism provading our society in order to protect our rights for our children. It has been a constant struggle to maintain any hope for less than evil intentions to prevail; for the genocide of my people to reach its intended fruition while good people continue to offer only lip service. It was the Elders who taught me that it isn't as simple as casting a wide brush to explain what goes on in the world. Only through engagement, even with those who do evil can we change the course of our stories. All my relations.