I must say I had an interesting revelation while walking along Bloomsbury in London.
I was walking on group where my ancestors belonged. Not just the Richards who showed up in the 1700s or the Chislet's and Haultain's who showed up earlier, but this was where those people had some from. (Okay, one branch is German, but I'm leaving them out.)
My city is not exactly brimming over with First Nation's people and I don't know a lot, but it has been so firmly imprinted on me that I was not here first, there were others before me who were treated badly in the past and who should be respected and remembered that it stunned me to *not* be part of an invading force, no matter how far removed.
I thank England for that. It is something I must remember. It also made me giggle at the Bill Reid totem pole in the British Museum (I can't get AWAY from poles. Grin.) And I believe I have a better appreciation for the friendship pole that was recently installed near my workplace at the university.
Cheers,
Katja, who seems to be good at writing long "comments"
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I was walking on group where my ancestors belonged. Not just the Richards who showed up in the 1700s or the Chislet's and Haultain's who showed up earlier, but this was where those people had some from. (Okay, one branch is German, but I'm leaving them out.)
My city is not exactly brimming over with First Nation's people and I don't know a lot, but it has been so firmly imprinted on me that I was not here first, there were others before me who were treated badly in the past and who should be respected and remembered that it stunned me to *not* be part of an invading force, no matter how far removed.
I thank England for that. It is something I must remember. It also made me giggle at the Bill Reid totem pole in the British Museum (I can't get AWAY from poles. Grin.) And I believe I have a better appreciation for the friendship pole that was recently installed near my workplace at the university.
Cheers,
Katja, who seems to be good at writing long "comments"