![]() And it’s a start to much bigger transformation that needs to happen between settler communities and the legacies of our past. Even Justin Trudeau’s swearing-in ceremony as Canada’s prime minister started with the simple declaration that the gathering was on unceded Algonquin territory. Let’s face the facts: Nelson is unceded land. We need to address this in the present and begin to set things straight. Kivi is right: the current protocol is inadequate: morally, ethically and structurally.Ĭouncil needs to hear from us, because there are many voices on council who truly want to support this community to come into right relationship with our colonial roots. On the other hand, perhaps council could use some help sorting out the importance of the cultural protocols and discourse that are now entering the political mainstream. ![]() Thanks to Mayor Deb Kozak and council for being willing to face the issue. ![]() ![]() On the one hand, I am happy that the conversation is happening within council because it is long overdue. It was with mixed feelings that I read the announcement of the new First Nations protocols by the city. I appreciate her words on the weakness of Nelson’s aboriginal protocol with regards to our presence, as Canadians, in these unceded Sinixt territories. ![]()
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