I will be using MLA format for citations in this assignment.
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Orange Shirt Day is a day for us to reflect on our past and acknowledge the lives that were lost in residential school. Why do we use an orange shirt to represent this important day? The orange shirt comes from a story told by Phyllis Webstad, who suffered a rough childhood in the residential schools. She was torn from her very own culture and freedom. Essentially, orange shirts symbolize the importance of indigenous children being isolated from cultures and their families. This day teaches us not to repeat the past, to learn from our mistakes, and to grow together.
“Orange Shirt Society Logo” Orange Shirt Day, 17 October 2023, orangshirtday,org https://orangeshirtday.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/oss-logo-retina.png Accessed November 1, 2023.
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Project 94 has made quite a bit of process.
Jessica Willms, Elizabeth Melito, Mike Evans, and Dwight Friesen “Beyond 94, about TRC” CBC News, published on March 19, 2018, https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/beyond-94?&cta=2 Accessed on November 2, 2023.
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Truth and reconciliation day is a day to honour all the indigenous children who were put through residential schools. It is a day for people to reflect on our past and to never repeat those mistakes. “reconciliation” meaning to restore a relationship and “truth” meaning to face reality, is what we must do. This day was established on March 9, 2023. Truth and Reconciliation officially became a federal statutory day on September 30th.
“National Day for Truth ad Reconciliation” British Columbia, Province of British Columbia , 2023, https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/indigenous-people/national-day-for-truth-and-reconciliation#in-bc Accessed November 2, 2023.
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Call to action #63 aims to incorpoorate aboriginal history into the education system from k-12. Instead of neglecting the dark history of Canada and the things indigenous people had to go through, we would implement into our education to acknoledge this. This asignment will help me build my cultural knowldge and mutual respect because I am learning about their experiences, culture and language.
“Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada: Calls to Action.” Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, 2012, https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/british-columbians-our-governments/indigenous-people/aboriginal-peoples-documents/calls_to_action_english2.pdf Accessed on November 3, 2023.
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Kwikwetlem, also known as Coquitlam, is on the lower Fraser River and used to serve the ancestral home of the Coast Salish people for countless generations. However, the coquitlum today is going through lot’s of changes compared to its past. During the 1900s, the provincial government, in collaboration with a hydroelectric company, built a dam on the river. This dam has had a long term impact by obstructing the natural path of Sockeye salmon, preventing them from getting to their spawning areas for well over a century.
“The story of Kwikwetlem”, Youtube, uploaded by Kwikwetlem First Nation, October 4th 2021, https://youtu.be/EanZG7DGVTo , Accessed November 3.
Part 6 Audio:
I learned that the Kwikwetlem Nation’s language hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ is currently endangered as there are less than 100 people who are fluent in this language. I also learned that hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ is known as a dialect of another language called Halkomelem. Halkomelem stems from the Coast Salish family. Additionally, the names in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ carry insightful information about the land, passed on from one generation to the next, linking the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm people to their customs. The kʷikʷəƛ̓əm First Nation is putting in efforts to revive their traditional language within their community and across their ancestral territory.
“Henqeminem Language Guide.” Kwikwetlem, Kwikwetlem First Nation, KFN ENTERPRISE LP, https://www.kwikwetlem.com/our-people.htm November 4 2023