Happy National Truth and Reconciliation Day. Yes, I’m wearing my orange shirt today.
I had frank discussions with various students today. Everyone has different ideas, opinions, concerns, etc. as everyone’s experiences are different. As Phyllis Webstad says in Decolonization and Me, our understanding of a history is only so deep. The truth is much deeper than we know. We fill in the blanks from our own beliefs for that which we don’t know. This is where racism starts. It continues by not reconciling.