Irish Heritage Month

Reconciliation is forged by authenticity

Content warning: mentions of genocide against Indigenous Peoples and denialism of genocide. The question of what reconciliation is and what solidarity with Indigenous Peoples can look like is a necessary topic of conversation. How settlers respond to the brutal legacy of colonialism and genocide on Turtle Island is something that must be grappled with. Over the last decade or so, the Canadian government has attempted to make dues with history and acknowledged its genocide of Indigenous Peoples. However, acknowledgement of the genocide at press conferences isn’t sufficient. We need to move towards contributing real effort and understanding between Indigenous Peoples…

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