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tomorrow is Orange Shirt Day (known as the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation for our northern relatives in Canada). it's a day to honor the children who never returned home from residential boarding schools. our family matriarch and my dear Grandma Myrtle is a boarding school survivor. 1/
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Dr. Autumn BlackDeer
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for many, tomorrow is a solemn day. a day of remembrance. it is not appropriate to wish someone a happy orange shirt day. it is not Indigenous peoples' responsibility to educate or share our pain for settler learning. 2/
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settlers can do their work by educating themselves on the colonial history of boarding schools, reading the federal Indian Boarding School Initiative Investigative Report and reflecting on how you are reconciling this abhorrent history in your own life. 3/
11:50 PM - Sep 29, 2023
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how are you supporting Indigenous thriving? how are you uplifting Indigenous excellence? do you actively seek out Indigenous voices year round or solely rely on the painful stories shared? 4/
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we reflect and honor our ancestors by living our traditional values, continuing our cultures, and standing in the face of colonial violence. they did not win. we are still here. /5
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