An all-out celebration of Canada Day would be 91裸聊视频渄isrespectful91裸聊视频� this year.

That91裸聊视频檚 because something significant has shifted since hundreds of unmarked graves were found so far in B.C. and Saskatchewan, according to Wenona Hall, associate professor in Indigenous Studies at University of the Fraser Valley (UFV).

91裸聊视频淚 think in general Canada Day has always been a bit of a challenge 91裸聊视频� and a contradiction 91裸聊视频� for Indigenous people,91裸聊视频� Hall said. 91裸聊视频淐anada hasn91裸聊视频檛 treated us very well, so there are mixed feelings about it.91裸聊视频�

With more Canadians embracing harsh truths about residential schools and how the system impacted survivors and their families over many generations, it could be time to reframe the institutions set up to destroy Indian culture.

91裸聊视频淚 don91裸聊视频檛 think we should be calling them 91裸聊视频榮chools91裸聊视频� at all,91裸聊视频� Hall said. 91裸聊视频淎t best they were child labour camps, and at worst they were death camps.91裸聊视频�

The UFV associate professor acknowledged that91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频渟trong language91裸聊视频� to describe the government-sanctioned, church-run institutions 91裸聊视频渂ut the very least we can do for the survivors of this genocide is to start speaking the truth.91裸聊视频�

The ground-penetrating radar used by local First Nations to find the unmarked graves of the 215 souls in Kamloops has led to a broader national sense of shared loss.

91裸聊视频淲e have always known about the lost children. That is where the paradigm shift is taking place, now that Canadians have concrete evidence.91裸聊视频�

Her auntie told her they shouldn91裸聊视频檛 be thinking about the unmarked graves as a 91裸聊视频榙iscovery91裸聊视频� but as a 91裸聊视频榬ecovery91裸聊视频� instead.

Flags were lowered to half mast across Canada when the news came out.

91裸聊视频淭hat was respectful. It showed we are mourning and that we are hearing the truth.91裸聊视频�

It91裸聊视频檚 beyond sad it had to come to this point.

91裸聊视频淲e are all humans. We can relate to that terrible loss, and recovery of these children. So many Canadians are mourning with us too,91裸聊视频� Hall added.

So instead of opting for a rah-rah celebration, Hall recommends that folks take the day on July 1 to educate themselves about the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, and review the 94 Calls to Action, meant to 91裸聊视频渞edress the legacy of residential schools and advance the process of Canadian reconciliation.91裸聊视频�

They could lower their Canadian flags to half mast, and while they91裸聊视频檙e at it, flying alongside the maple leaf could be the flag of the First Nation whose land the flag is on, she suggested.

Canadians could even wear their orange shirts instead of red and white on Canada Day, and do a little research to ensure they know the story behind Orange Shirt Day.

91裸聊视频淲e could celebrate Indigenous people instead,91裸聊视频� Hall said, adding it91裸聊视频檚 a good time to raise levels of awareness, education and social justice.

91裸聊视频淚f we are sincere about reconciliation, Canadians need to take the time to learn what it is that we are trying to reconcile.91裸聊视频�

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