Build understanding, build respect: how hard can it be?

Everybody has a story, and Indigenous families need to have their stories heard. With understanding, maybe we can even build some respect.

Red Sky Performance, pictured on Sept. 30, 2019, at the Honouring National Day for Truth and Reconciliation ceremony at the Canadian Museum of History in Gatineau, Que. One of the consistent responses from non-Indigenous participants is shock about the amount of pain that some Indigenous families go through, writes Rose LeMay. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY ROSE LEMAY

January 13, 2020

OTTAWA—I teach about cultural competence and the lack of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. One of the consistent responses from non-Indigenous participants is shock about the amount of pain that some Indigenous families go through. It’s true, some Indigenous families...

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