The fact that this was written into history text books and Canadian consciousness as a “rebellion,” when what people were actually doing was defending their land and homes, is an indication of what side Canada’s national identity favours. When I think of current land defenders fighting off mining companies, fracking trucks, nuclear waste dumps, and pipelines I hope that history text books begin describing them as “brave,” “courageous,” and “doing what we should all be doing.”Maybe history text books would also write about the growing awareness and opposition to these projects and the base of support that will grow so large that the federal government wouldn’t even dare to send in the troops like they did during the aforementioned rebellion—but I suppose that is the part of history that we need to take responsibility for right now. (quote from blog)
Posted on: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 04:59:10 +0000
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