In drawing a comparison of the disgraceful decades-long apprehension of indigenous children from their families, legislated by the government of my country, to Mr. Lund's family, some whom had an opportunity by family choice and finances, to attend a convent boarding school, is either a deliberate or naive comparison in his letter of May 25, which discounted the lived experience of our indigenous sisters and brothers.
The logic in Mr. Lund's letter falls apart while continuing to feed the divisive thinking often found in Nathan Giede's weekly columns.
I personally have benefited from racially-biased privlilege my entire life as an off-spring of Anglo, prairie settlers. Now I want to learn about the lived history and contemporary realities of indigenous Canadians whose true history was omitted in the school books and wider society during both my formative and adult years.
Once you are aware the indigenous Canadian story was omitted from what was taught or told to you, there is a choice to be made.
We can defend our own privilege, by bending the logic of our own struggles to fit a false narrative or become curious and open hearted while searching to learn and understand each other.
Melody Harris
Prince George
