Having grown up in Western Canada next to Aboriginal Reservations, and having listened to the horrendous stories of what my ancestors did with the power they had and the lies they told to my friends, I was both angry and ashamed. I remember always feeling this sense that there was a lot more under the surface of each conversation that I would have with my Native friends and family in Canada. A lot more that I couldn't understand or account for. As an adult, I lived at home for two years and thought of ways that I could offer my own personal apology but never felt like it would be good enough. To see these videos and my uncle Vincent share about their journey and the forgiveness they have chosen to offer to my people, was healing in a personal way, but I understood that it couldn't just be personal. This is a community issue as much as it is a personal one. All I have to say is thank you for the forgiveness you offer. You are letting me become human again.
"My humanity is bound up in yours, for we can only be human together." - Desmond Tutu
"Be nice to the whites, they need you to rediscover their humanity." - Desmond Tutu
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