First Nations activist says education is critical for Canada’s next 150 year

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Reconciliación suena bien, pero ponerlo a la acción es lo que va a hacer una diferencia real para las comunidades indígenas de Canadá, fue una de las ideas compartidas por Roberta Jamieson, abogado y activista de las primeras naciones, a una multitud en la Universidad de Waterloo lunes por la noche como parte de una conferencia especial.  Jamieson fue la primera mujer Primeras Naciones de ganar un título de abogado en Canadá, quien a pesar de que ha visto una gran cantidad de cambios positivos desde que era una de los cuatro estudiantes indígenas en la universidad, señala que todavía hay un largo camino por recorrer. «Tenemos que demostrar que vivimos en una realidad donde nos apoyamos unos a otros», dijo. Jamieson dijo que la educación es importante no sólo para las comunidades indígenas, pero más aún para los canadienses no indígenas que tienen una visión distorsionada de la historia de este país.

Reconciliation sounds nice, but putting it to action is what will make a real difference for Canada’s indigenous communities, says Roberta Jamieson.

«For the next 150 years, we indigenous people are looking for change,» the lawyer and First Nations activist told a crowd at University of Waterloo Monday night as part of a special convocation lecture.

«This time around, Canadians have the opportunity to become former colonizers.»

Jamieson was the first First Nations woman to earn a law degree in Canada. She has seen a lot of positive change since she was one of only four indigenous students at university, but there is still a long way to go.

«We have to demonstrate that we live in a reality where we support each other,» she said.

Jamieson said education is important not only for indigenous communities, but even more so for non-indigenous Canadians who have a distorted view of this country’s troubling shared history.

Part of the problem is that many aspects of indigenous history are not even talked about, she said.

Like how indigenous people were run out of town at sunset, relegated onto reserves and made wards of the state, she said.

«We were, by law, declared to be non-persons.»

Jamieson said her vision is for an education in which all of us are encouraged and empowered. She outlined three kinds of education that she said Canada should embrace to mend relationships with indigenous communities.

Fuente: https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7370389-first-nations-activist-says-education-is-critical-for-canada-s-next-150-years/

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