Hosted by award-winning Canadian broadcast journalist Lisa LaFlamme, featuring interviews with prominent First Nations leader, and former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, Phil Fontaine and internationally recognized human rights expert Kathleen Mahoney, Understanding Indigenous History: A Path Forward is a six-part series that aims to help viewers navigate and understand the complex tapestries of Indigenous history and Truth and Reconciliation in Canada and of bridging the past with the present, to paving a way for a brighter future.
Through Phil and Kathleen’s lived experiences and deep knowledge of Indigenous history and culture, this compelling series delves into the history of First Nations people since contact, treaties, the long-standing impacts of assimilation and the continuing journey to truth and reconciliation.
Episode Transcript
The story of our people's existence on these lands has been for thousands of years.
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Obviously the European mindset was never going to see Indigenous peoples as equals.
Inequality of bargaining power, completely. And today, even with the modern treaties, we have the same problem.
This is also why the concept of building trust after so much is lost is so difficult.
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People had no idea about residential schools. There was disbelief that this actually happened.
So what was needed then was an Indigenous approach and a transformative approach.
So that was the Truth and Reconciliation Commission changed everything really was the turning point.
And that was we knew would be the legacy piece.
(00:57):
We represented great strengths. We represented a voice that could not be ignored.
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