I didn't see it posted so I thought I should.
I'm Indigenous, full blooded Ojibway/Cree from northern Ontario. Both my parents survived the residential school system in the 50s and I attended the last vestiges of Christianized schooling when I was growing up. We saw a lot of discrimination against us in my family and we were always made to feel less than every other Canadian we ever knew.
Even with all that ..... my dad always enjoyed celebrating this holiday because he just thought it was fun and a good time to celebrate with family and friends. Maybe he just didn't know but whenever this time of year comes around, all I can think of is how much he enjoyed just having a bit of fun today in the middle of summer.
In my own experience, I've travelled the world to 34 countries so I got see and compare how our country compares to the rest of the world. With all its shortcomings and blemishes .... this is still a great country and a prime example of decent democracy. It isn't perfect and it is very problematic and unequal in many ways ... but its on the top of the pile of mostly or more democratic places on the planet. I may be wrong on that but that is just my opinion.
So with all that said .... to all my Native, non-Native, nation born, immigrant, brown, white, black, and every shade in between ....
Happy Canada Day to all of you.
Happy Canada Day. Though I claimed my citizenship 9yrs ago, this is my first living here.
Poutine, butter tarts and caesars for all!
Don't forget the Bannock!
@[email protected] and if you ever want to go full Native Canadian .... go camping, take a day picking wild berries, make some bannock on a roasting stick over a fire, boil your berries in some water with a bit of sugar or honey ... dip your roasted bannock in with the wild berry jam straight from the pot and have a wild dessert while admiring this beautiful wild country .... while you're at it, boil some water, make some strong tea, skim the dead mosquitoes from your drink with your finger and enjoy a hot beverage with your bannock
Sounds wonderful, and living in Comox Valley all easily accessible. Heck I can pick wild berries and cook bannock in my back yard.
I will never be a native in either sense of the word, but I do love this place. Its beauty blows my mind nearly every day.