Consider the complex forces, including stereotypes and culture, that shape indigenous identities in Canada.
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Everyone Has a Story
Learn about Arn Chorn Pond’s life as a Cambodian refugee, and consider the power of telling your story.
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Following Orders
Read Lieutenant Said Ahmed Mukhtar al-Ba’aj’s description of his role in the deportation of Armenians and consider the nature of obedience and conformity.
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I Lost My Talk
Rita Joe, a Mi’kmaw poet and songwriter, expresses what it was like to be forced to give up her language.
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Talaat and the Limits of Diplomacy
Read American Ambassador Henry Morgenthau’s account of a discussion with Ottoman Interior Minister Talaat about the treatment of Armenians and consider how diplomacy can be used to respond to genocide.
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Words Matter
Reflect on the power of the words that we attach to people through an Anishinaabe woman’s memory of being called an “Indian” while growing up in Canada (Spanish available).
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Words Matter
An Anishinaabe woman of Cree and Ojibway descent recalls the first instance in her childhood when she encountered the term Indian.
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Words, Places, and Belonging
Read excerpts that explore the importance of land and landscape to indigenous identity and culture.
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“I’m Not the Indian You Had in Mind”
Thomas King's poem explores the difference between stereotypes of Indigenous Peoples and how these people live their lives in contemporary Canada.
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