The Fallen Feather - Kinetic Video

Was this the answer My culture lost.
The confusion of my identity, this was not for me to suffer alone. We are all
witness to this. And we all have a shared responsibility to address this historic
wrong.
And I remember when I first
got here there was a lady
from the Anglican Church
who came. I didn’t know her
very well. And we were
talking just like this and
suddenly in the middle of me
trying to say something, she
apologized. So I broke
down and I cried. So those
moments of, those gestures
of, asking for forgiveness.
Whether we give it or not is
not important. But those
gestures are real important.
They’re little steps toward
reconciliation by a party who
is willing to enter into some kind of new relationship or dialogue or discussion.
And so we should never be angry about the notion that we can talk about
reconciliation. It’s only a gesture, it’s only a beginning. And it’s going to take a
whole lot of work in any event if reconciliation truly happens between Aboriginals
and Canadians. But it will happen, but it’s going to take a period of time to
achieve it likely, and for survivors, those who get angry when I talk about it. You
have to know that it’s simply a step. It’s simply a moment in time where people
can meet and determine whether they have a future together that’s kinder,
gentler or softer, more loving more caring more compassionate.
Chief Bob Joseph
An aggressive Indian policy inspired by a singular vision can effect generations of
people. These policies continue until the people decide that its time for a
change.
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