Oh CMC eight Hawks quail Tanoa carolyn Roberts Quinn ins na na cha tailor
Roberts Quinn ins na na cha tailor
Roberts Quinn ins na na cha tailor school mesh Oh c’mere Tanaka cha tailor
school mesh Oh c’mere Tanaka cha tailor
school mesh Oh c’mere Tanaka cha tailor new Quaqua Oh Camilla it is a huge honor
new Quaqua Oh Camilla it is a huge honor
new Quaqua Oh Camilla it is a huge honor for me to be a visitor today on the
for me to be a visitor today on the
for me to be a visitor today on the ancestral territories of the Kwantlen
ancestral territories of the Kwantlen
ancestral territories of the Kwantlen the KT and the Matsui First Nations for
the KT and the Matsui First Nations for
the KT and the Matsui First Nations for thousands and thousands of years our
thousands and thousands of years our
thousands and thousands of years our ancestors sought to walk gently upon
ancestors sought to walk gently upon
ancestors sought to walk gently upon this land to nurture it and to take care
this land to nurture it and to take care
this land to nurture it and to take care of it in order for us to be here today
of it in order for us to be here today
of it in order for us to be here today and for that I had to I’m so thankful it
and for that I had to I’m so thankful it
and for that I had to I’m so thankful it was our ancestors that taught the
was our ancestors that taught the
was our ancestors that taught the settlers how to hunt and how to fish and
settlers how to hunt and how to fish and
settlers how to hunt and how to fish and how to survive upon this land and today
how to survive upon this land and today
how to survive upon this land and today we are seeking a new relationship with
we are seeking a new relationship with
we are seeking a new relationship with the First Nations people of this
the First Nations people of this
the First Nations people of this territory one that’s built on honor and
territory one that’s built on honor and
territory one that’s built on honor and deep respect and in order for that to
deep respect and in order for that to
deep respect and in order for that to happen it is time for us to educate
happen it is time for us to educate
happen it is time for us to educate ourselves about the history of this land
ourselves about the history of this land
ourselves about the history of this land that we call Turtle Island and today I
that we call Turtle Island and today I
that we call Turtle Island and today I would like to share some of that history
would like to share some of that history
would like to share some of that history with you today some culture and some
with you today some culture and some
with you today some culture and some ways to move forward in reconciliation
ways to move forward in reconciliation
ways to move forward in reconciliation it is also a privilege for me to be able
it is also a privilege for me to be able
it is also a privilege for me to be able to speak my ancestral language to you of
to speak my ancestral language to you of
to speak my ancestral language to you of the Scottish people it is a dying
the Scottish people it is a dying
the Scottish people it is a dying language we only have four fluent
language we only have four fluent
language we only have four fluent speakers that are still alive today
speakers that are still alive today
speakers that are still alive today it’s our language that connects us to
it’s our language that connects us to
it’s our language that connects us to our community to our people and to our
our community to our people and to our
our community to our people and to our history and what I said was hello and
history and what I said was hello and
history and what I said was hello and welcome honored guests my name is
welcome honored guests my name is
welcome honored guests my name is Carolyn Roberts I’m from the school mesh
Carolyn Roberts I’m from the school mesh
Carolyn Roberts I’m from the school mesh nation up in North Vancouver my birth
nation up in North Vancouver my birth
nation up in North Vancouver my birth name is Stacey Baker so anybody who
name is Stacey Baker so anybody who
name is Stacey Baker so anybody who knows North Vancouver knows that because
knows North Vancouver knows that because
knows North Vancouver knows that because I’m a baker that I’m pretty much related
I’m a baker that I’m pretty much related
I’m a baker that I’m pretty much related to everybody
to everybody
to everybody Vancouver my birth mother is Janet Baker
Vancouver my birth mother is Janet Baker
Vancouver my birth mother is Janet Baker and she comes from the new Quaqua nation
and she comes from the new Quaqua nation
and she comes from the new Quaqua nation so our ancestor our ancestors are just a
so our ancestor our ancestors are just a
so our ancestor our ancestors are just a past Whistler when I was born I was born
past Whistler when I was born I was born
past Whistler when I was born I was born the fourth child of an indigenous single
the fourth child of an indigenous single
the fourth child of an indigenous single divorced indigenous woman and her
divorced indigenous woman and her
divorced indigenous woman and her caseworker at the time was under the
caseworker at the time was under the
caseworker at the time was under the mandate to adopt me out into a non
mandate to adopt me out into a non
mandate to adopt me out into a non indigenous home this is part of our
indigenous home this is part of our
indigenous home this is part of our Canadian history that is called the
Canadian history that is called the
Canadian history that is called the sixties scoop now it lasted from 1960
sixties scoop now it lasted from 1960
sixties scoop now it lasted from 1960 all the way up until the 1980s and it
all the way up until the 1980s and it
all the way up until the 1980s and it was a governmental practice of adopting
was a governmental practice of adopting
was a governmental practice of adopting out indigenous children into
out indigenous children into
out indigenous children into non-indigenous homes in order to
non-indigenous homes in order to
non-indigenous homes in order to assimilate them into the colonial system
assimilate them into the colonial system
assimilate them into the colonial system now I was one of the luckier few of this
now I was one of the luckier few of this
now I was one of the luckier few of this process because I only spent three
process because I only spent three
process because I only spent three months in the foster care system but
months in the foster care system but
months in the foster care system but there’s some indigenous kids that spent
there’s some indigenous kids that spent
there’s some indigenous kids that spent their entire life in the foster care
their entire life in the foster care
their entire life in the foster care system
system
system I grew up up in Prince George I grew up
I grew up up in Prince George I grew up
I grew up up in Prince George I grew up in white suburbia there was one black
in white suburbia there was one black
in white suburbia there was one black kid at our school and there was a
kid at our school and there was a
kid at our school and there was a handful of East Indian students at our
handful of East Indian students at our
handful of East Indian students at our school and all the aboriginal students
school and all the aboriginal students
school and all the aboriginal students were in the alternate IDI program so in
were in the alternate IDI program so in
were in the alternate IDI program so in my upbringing I had no history and no
my upbringing I had no history and no
my upbringing I had no history and no culture none of that was taught to me
culture none of that was taught to me
culture none of that was taught to me and I had no idea what it meant to be a
and I had no idea what it meant to be a
and I had no idea what it meant to be a Coast Salish woman it was stripped of me
Coast Salish woman it was stripped of me
Coast Salish woman it was stripped of me when I was adopted out this is not
when I was adopted out this is not
when I was adopted out this is not unlike the residential school system did
unlike the residential school system did
unlike the residential school system did to all of my other relatives that went
to all of my other relatives that went
to all of my other relatives that went to residential school this is two out of
to residential school this is two out of
to residential school this is two out of my three sisters they all went to the
my three sisters they all went to the
my three sisters they all went to the sea Scheldt residential school not only
sea Scheldt residential school not only
sea Scheldt residential school not only were they stripped of their culture
were they stripped of their culture
were they stripped of their culture their language and their history and
their language and their history and
their language and their history and their connections to the land they were
their connections to the land they were
their connections to the land they were also taught at residential school that
also taught at residential school that
also taught at residential school that they didn’t belong because they weren’t
they didn’t belong because they weren’t
they didn’t belong because they weren’t allowed to be in the regular school
allowed to be in the regular school
allowed to be in the regular school system with everybody else
system with everybody else
system with everybody else but at the residential school they like
but at the residential school they like
but at the residential school they like myself are fair-skinned co Salish women
myself are fair-skinned co Salish women
myself are fair-skinned co Salish women and they got beat up every single day
and they got beat up every single day
and they got beat up every single day because they weren’t brown enough to be
because they weren’t brown enough to be
because they weren’t brown enough to be at the Indian school so this is my birth
at the Indian school so this is my birth
at the Indian school so this is my birth mother Janet Baker her and all of her
mother Janet Baker her and all of her
mother Janet Baker her and all of her siblings went to st. Mary’s out in
siblings went to st. Mary’s out in
siblings went to st. Mary’s out in Mission there their mother my
Mission there their mother my
Mission there their mother my grandmother spoke five indigenous
grandmother spoke five indigenous
grandmother spoke five indigenous languages from all of the territories
languages from all of the territories
languages from all of the territories where we’re from my birth mother speaks
where we’re from my birth mother speaks
where we’re from my birth mother speaks none nor does she attend any cultural
none nor does she attend any cultural
none nor does she attend any cultural events because at school she was taught
events because at school she was taught
events because at school she was taught that it was wrong to speak her language
that it was wrong to speak her language
that it was wrong to speak her language and it was wrong to practice her culture
and it was wrong to practice her culture
and it was wrong to practice her culture not only did the school teach her that
not only did the school teach her that
not only did the school teach her that it also shut her down to other people in
it also shut her down to other people in
it also shut her down to other people in her life and she has never hugged
her life and she has never hugged
her life and she has never hugged anybody now their mother all of her
anybody now their mother all of her
anybody now their mother all of her children were taken from her and taken
children were taken from her and taken
children were taken from her and taken to Mission residential school this is
to Mission residential school this is
to Mission residential school this is about a six or seven hour drive away
about a six or seven hour drive away
about a six or seven hour drive away from where they lived and it eventually
from where they lived and it eventually
from where they lived and it eventually became too much for her to be far away
became too much for her to be far away
became too much for her to be far away from her children and she eventually
from her children and she eventually
from her children and she eventually moved closer to be with them and as a
moved closer to be with them and as a
moved closer to be with them and as a mother I can’t even begin to imagine how
mother I can’t even begin to imagine how
mother I can’t even begin to imagine how this felt I’m pretty lucky I find myself
this felt I’m pretty lucky I find myself
this felt I’m pretty lucky I find myself lucky because these are my children
lucky because these are my children
lucky because these are my children these are the first children in our line
these are the first children in our line
these are the first children in our line of family that have not been taken by
of family that have not been taken by
of family that have not been taken by the government and placed into a non
the government and placed into a non
the government and placed into a non indigenous home when you talk about the
indigenous home when you talk about the
indigenous home when you talk about the residential school system being
residential school system being
residential school system being something of our past and our history
something of our past and our history
something of our past and our history and it’s time to move on it’s not that
and it’s time to move on it’s not that
and it’s time to move on it’s not that far in our history and it’s not far gone
far in our history and it’s not far gone
far in our history and it’s not far gone I’m one of the lucky ones that don’t get
I’m one of the lucky ones that don’t get
I’m one of the lucky ones that don’t get my children taken away but if you look
my children taken away but if you look
my children taken away but if you look at statistics in Canada today you will
at statistics in Canada today you will
at statistics in Canada today you will find the government is still taking
find the government is still taking
find the government is still taking indigenous children from their homes and
indigenous children from their homes and
indigenous children from their homes and placing them into non indigenous homes
placing them into non indigenous homes
placing them into non indigenous homes today
today
today we call it the foster care system and
we call it the foster care system and
we call it the foster care system and there is more indigenous children today
there is more indigenous children today
there is more indigenous children today in our foster care system than ever went
in our foster care system than ever went
in our foster care system than ever went to residential school today so if we
to residential school today so if we
to residential school today so if we look at the population of indigenous
look at the population of indigenous
look at the population of indigenous people across Canada we’re about four
people across Canada we’re about four
people across Canada we’re about four percent of this population if we look at
percent of this population if we look at
percent of this population if we look at the foster care system
the foster care system
the foster care system sixty percent of children in the foster
sixty percent of children in the foster
sixty percent of children in the foster care system are indigenous and most of
care system are indigenous and most of
care system are indigenous and most of them are intergenerational survivors of
them are intergenerational survivors of
them are intergenerational survivors of the foster of residential school so when
the foster of residential school so when
the foster of residential school so when you say it’s time to move on and it’s
you say it’s time to move on and it’s
you say it’s time to move on and it’s time to get over it
time to get over it
time to get over it I say how is that possible how can we
I say how is that possible how can we
I say how is that possible how can we move on and get over it
move on and get over it
move on and get over it when it is still happening today here in
when it is still happening today here in
when it is still happening today here in Canada and not only that if we look at
Canada and not only that if we look at
Canada and not only that if we look at some more statistics fifty percent of
some more statistics fifty percent of
some more statistics fifty percent of families that live on reservations today
families that live on reservations today
families that live on reservations today live in poverty and sixty red
live in poverty and sixty red
live in poverty and sixty red reservations across Canada today live in
reservations across Canada today live in
reservations across Canada today live in a boil water advisory in some of them
a boil water advisory in some of them
a boil water advisory in some of them have been living in that advisory now
have been living in that advisory now
have been living in that advisory now for over twenty years how is that
for over twenty years how is that
for over twenty years how is that possible in a place that we call so
possible in a place that we call so
possible in a place that we call so great as Canada how would that be okay
great as Canada how would that be okay
great as Canada how would that be okay that you cannot provide clean drinking
that you cannot provide clean drinking
that you cannot provide clean drinking water for your family especially in a
water for your family especially in a
water for your family especially in a cat in a place like Canada that is such
cat in a place like Canada that is such
cat in a place like Canada that is such a wonderful place to be
a wonderful place to be
a wonderful place to be we actually ranked in the top 10
we actually ranked in the top 10
we actually ranked in the top 10 standards of living in the world to be
standards of living in the world to be
standards of living in the world to be living here in Canada but that is if you
living here in Canada but that is if you
living here in Canada but that is if you are at a non indigenous person if you
are at a non indigenous person if you
are at a non indigenous person if you are an indigenous person you rank about
are an indigenous person you rank about
are an indigenous person you rank about number forty seventh on that list how is
number forty seventh on that list how is
number forty seventh on that list how is that possible we live in the same place
that possible we live in the same place
that possible we live in the same place so you might be asking yourself well why
so you might be asking yourself well why
so you might be asking yourself well why should that matter that doesn’t affect
should that matter that doesn’t affect
should that matter that doesn’t affect me and I don’t understand why we still
me and I don’t understand why we still
me and I don’t understand why we still have to
have to
have to have this conversation we need to have
have this conversation we need to have
have this conversation we need to have this conversation and we need to educate
this conversation and we need to educate
this conversation and we need to educate ourselves because of the Canada the
ourselves because of the Canada the
ourselves because of the Canada the place that you live this land that you
place that you live this land that you
place that you live this land that you live upon and the resources that come
live upon and the resources that come
live upon and the resources that come from this land have all been violently
from this land have all been violently
from this land have all been violently taken from the original custodians of
taken from the original custodians of
taken from the original custodians of this land and the exceptional lifestyle
this land and the exceptional lifestyle
this land and the exceptional lifestyle that you live today living in Canada has
that you live today living in Canada has
that you live today living in Canada has been built upon the cultural genocide of
been built upon the cultural genocide of
been built upon the cultural genocide of an entire population and you might not
an entire population and you might not
an entire population and you might not have started this fight but this fight
have started this fight but this fight
have started this fight but this fight still continues today with the
still continues today with the
still continues today with the government and the governmental
government and the governmental
government and the governmental practices that are in place today
practices that are in place today
practices that are in place today continue it so then that makes it your
continue it so then that makes it your
continue it so then that makes it your responsibility as a Canadian citizen to
responsibility as a Canadian citizen to
responsibility as a Canadian citizen to make it right
make it right
make it right now I understand that this isn’t
now I understand that this isn’t
now I understand that this isn’t something that’s going to happen
something that’s going to happen
something that’s going to happen overnight and change right away but we
overnight and change right away but we
overnight and change right away but we need to start changing it and through
need to start changing it and through
need to start changing it and through time it will but a hundred and fifty
time it will but a hundred and fifty
time it will but a hundred and fifty years is way too long to wait for
years is way too long to wait for
years is way too long to wait for justice to be done in my culture we like
justice to be done in my culture we like
justice to be done in my culture we like to teach through story and I’d like to
to teach through story and I’d like to
to teach through story and I’d like to share a story with you today of our
share a story with you today of our
share a story with you today of our wonderful friend the coyote he teaches
wonderful friend the coyote he teaches
wonderful friend the coyote he teaches us a lot I’m a storyteller and I tell
us a lot I’m a storyteller and I tell
us a lot I’m a storyteller and I tell stories to make my ancestors proud and
stories to make my ancestors proud and
stories to make my ancestors proud and to quietly teach so our friend the
to quietly teach so our friend the
to quietly teach so our friend the coyote was frantically looking one day
coyote was frantically looking one day
coyote was frantically looking one day searching and searching around the fire
searching and searching around the fire
searching and searching around the fire because he couldn’t find his bone needle
because he couldn’t find his bone needle
because he couldn’t find his bone needle so out of the sky follows this owl and
so out of the sky follows this owl and
so out of the sky follows this owl and he sees that coyote is very distressed
he sees that coyote is very distressed
he sees that coyote is very distressed and he says coyote my friend what is
and he says coyote my friend what is
and he says coyote my friend what is going on what are you looking for
going on what are you looking for
going on what are you looking for when coyote says all I can’t find my
when coyote says all I can’t find my
when coyote says all I can’t find my bone needle anywhere owl said well I’ll
bone needle anywhere owl said well I’ll
bone needle anywhere owl said well I’ll go up into the sky I’ll be able to see
go up into the sky I’ll be able to see
go up into the sky I’ll be able to see it from the sky and I’ll bring it back
it from the sky and I’ll bring it back
it from the sky and I’ll bring it back to you so off he goes and he flies
to you so off he goes and he flies
to you so off he goes and he flies around and around but he can’t see
around and around but he can’t see
around and around but he can’t see that bow needle anywhere so he comes
that bow needle anywhere so he comes
that bow needle anywhere so he comes back down and he says coyote my friend I
back down and he says coyote my friend I
back down and he says coyote my friend I couldn’t find your bonito I couldn’t see
couldn’t find your bonito I couldn’t see
couldn’t find your bonito I couldn’t see it from way up there and coyote was so
it from way up there and coyote was so
it from way up there and coyote was so distressed and so I says well coyote
distressed and so I says well coyote
distressed and so I says well coyote where was the last time you had your
where was the last time you had your
where was the last time you had your bonito
bonito
bonito coyote said well I was using it over
coyote said well I was using it over
coyote said well I was using it over here by the bushes and how it looks
here by the bushes and how it looks
here by the bushes and how it looks perplexed at coyote and he says well if
perplexed at coyote and he says well if
perplexed at coyote and he says well if you were using it over there by the
you were using it over there by the
you were using it over there by the bushes how come you’re looking over here
bushes how come you’re looking over here
bushes how come you’re looking over here by the fire bring your bone needle and
by the fire bring your bone needle and
by the fire bring your bone needle and coyote says well because I can see over
coyote says well because I can see over
coyote says well because I can see over here totally makes sense I can see by
here totally makes sense I can see by
here totally makes sense I can see by the fire that’s an easy place to look
the fire that’s an easy place to look
the fire that’s an easy place to look and an easy place to be and as Canadians
and an easy place to be and as Canadians
and an easy place to be and as Canadians what we see by the fire are the effects
what we see by the fire are the effects
what we see by the fire are the effects of our colonial system and the effects
of our colonial system and the effects
of our colonial system and the effects that we see is the alcoholism the drug
that we see is the alcoholism the drug
that we see is the alcoholism the drug abuse and all that what has colonial
abuse and all that what has colonial
abuse and all that what has colonial system has done to our people we are
system has done to our people we are
system has done to our people we are starting to see more culture in a little
starting to see more culture in a little
starting to see more culture in a little more language come back but that’s the
more language come back but that’s the
more language come back but that’s the easy thing that we can see by the fire
easy thing that we can see by the fire
easy thing that we can see by the fire what’s going to take courage and time is
what’s going to take courage and time is
what’s going to take courage and time is to look over here where the bone needle
to look over here where the bone needle
to look over here where the bone needle is in the bushes because in these bushes
is in the bushes because in these bushes
is in the bushes because in these bushes there’s a thousand-piece puzzle that is
there’s a thousand-piece puzzle that is
there’s a thousand-piece puzzle that is made up of all that’s happened in order
made up of all that’s happened in order
made up of all that’s happened in order to get to where we are today of what we
to get to where we are today of what we
to get to where we are today of what we see the effects of and if I were to go
see the effects of and if I were to go
see the effects of and if I were to go over to this puzzle and just take one
over to this puzzle and just take one
over to this puzzle and just take one small piece of the puzzle out that one
small piece of the puzzle out that one
small piece of the puzzle out that one small piece would be the residential
small piece would be the residential
small piece would be the residential school system there is 999 other pieces
school system there is 999 other pieces
school system there is 999 other pieces to this puzzle over here that we still
to this puzzle over here that we still
to this puzzle over here that we still need to learn about and that we still
need to learn about and that we still
need to learn about and that we still need to educate about in order to be
need to educate about in order to be
need to educate about in order to be able to move forward in reconciliation
able to move forward in reconciliation
able to move forward in reconciliation some of those systems are are some of
some of those systems are are some of
some of those systems are are some of those pieces are the 60 scoop the past
those pieces are the 60 scoop the past
those pieces are the 60 scoop the past system there is so much to learn
system there is so much to learn
system there is so much to learn over here but all you’re gonna need in
over here but all you’re gonna need in
over here but all you’re gonna need in order to learn what’s over there is a
order to learn what’s over there is a
order to learn what’s over there is a sense of decency and a sense of justice
sense of decency and a sense of justice
sense of decency and a sense of justice now I would like to share with you some
now I would like to share with you some
now I would like to share with you some ways that you as a Canadian can start to
ways that you as a Canadian can start to
ways that you as a Canadian can start to move this reconciliation forward number
move this reconciliation forward number
move this reconciliation forward number one I think it’s really important for
one I think it’s really important for
one I think it’s really important for you and the place where you live where
you and the place where you live where
you and the place where you live where your house is on to know whose territory
your house is on to know whose territory
your house is on to know whose territory that is oops territory does your house
that is oops territory does your house
that is oops territory does your house reside on what languages do they speak
reside on what languages do they speak
reside on what languages do they speak where is that community that’s tied to
where is that community that’s tied to
where is that community that’s tied to that territory and not only the place
that territory and not only the place
that territory and not only the place where you live but also the place where
where you live but also the place where
where you live but also the place where you work whose territories at what’s
you work whose territories at what’s
you work whose territories at what’s their languages where’s the community
their languages where’s the community
their languages where’s the community and what can you do living upon their
and what can you do living upon their
and what can you do living upon their territory to give back to them to start
territory to give back to them to start
territory to give back to them to start moving reconciliation forward find out
moving reconciliation forward find out
moving reconciliation forward find out about that number two might be a little
about that number two might be a little
about that number two might be a little more tricky is the governmental system
more tricky is the governmental system
more tricky is the governmental system that’s in place today and the policies
that’s in place today and the policies
that’s in place today and the policies that are in place today that still hold
that are in place today that still hold
that are in place today that still hold back and suppress indigenous people in
back and suppress indigenous people in
back and suppress indigenous people in moving forward it’s time for us to
moving forward it’s time for us to
moving forward it’s time for us to educate ourselves about things like land
educate ourselves about things like land
educate ourselves about things like land claims and treaty rights what does it
claims and treaty rights what does it
claims and treaty rights what does it mean to you what does it mean to them
mean to you what does it mean to them
mean to you what does it mean to them and I think my biggest wonder my biggest
and I think my biggest wonder my biggest
and I think my biggest wonder my biggest question that I have about our
question that I have about our
question that I have about our governmental system that’s in place
governmental system that’s in place
governmental system that’s in place today the largest system in our
today the largest system in our
today the largest system in our government that oversees all indigenous
government that oversees all indigenous
government that oversees all indigenous people across Canada that makes
people across Canada that makes
people across Canada that makes decisions for all indigenous people
decisions for all indigenous people
decisions for all indigenous people across Canada is led by two
across Canada is led by two
across Canada is led by two non-indigenous white females that makes
non-indigenous white females that makes
non-indigenous white females that makes me wonder is it because there’s no
me wonder is it because there’s no
me wonder is it because there’s no indigenous people within our prime
indigenous people within our prime
indigenous people within our prime minister’s cabinet I don’t think so
minister’s cabinet I don’t think so
minister’s cabinet I don’t think so so just makes me wonder it should make
so just makes me wonder it should make
so just makes me wonder it should make you wonder too and be curious and ask
you wonder too and be curious and ask
you wonder too and be curious and ask those questions number three which is I
those questions number three which is I
those questions number three which is I think is just as important as the first
think is just as important as the first
think is just as important as the first two but the Honourable Murray Sinclair
two but the Honourable Murray Sinclair
two but the Honourable Murray Sinclair always states too
always states too
always states too that it is education that got us into
that it is education that got us into
that it is education that got us into this mess and it will be education that
this mess and it will be education that
this mess and it will be education that gets us out of this mess and it’s time
gets us out of this mess and it’s time
gets us out of this mess and it’s time for us to get educated to find out about
for us to get educated to find out about
for us to get educated to find out about all of the rest of the pieces that are
all of the rest of the pieces that are
all of the rest of the pieces that are here in the bushes by the bone needle so
here in the bushes by the bone needle so
here in the bushes by the bone needle so in order for us to move forward in
in order for us to move forward in
in order for us to move forward in reconciliation we need to be able to
reconciliation we need to be able to
reconciliation we need to be able to move forward side by side not summon in
move forward side by side not summon in
move forward side by side not summon in front not someone behind but together
front not someone behind but together
front not someone behind but together side by side in my culture we talk about
side by side in my culture we talk about
side by side in my culture we talk about seven generations ahead and what we do
seven generations ahead and what we do
seven generations ahead and what we do today here and now of will affect those
today here and now of will affect those
today here and now of will affect those generations ahead of us so please let’s
generations ahead of us so please let’s
generations ahead of us so please let’s not leave them a legacy of pain and
not leave them a legacy of pain and
not leave them a legacy of pain and misery let’s leave them with a hope for
misery let’s leave them with a hope for
misery let’s leave them with a hope for a better future one that’s rooted in
a better future one that’s rooted in
a better future one that’s rooted in honor and deep respect hi Erica thank
honor and deep respect hi Erica thank
honor and deep respect hi Erica thank you for the time today
you for the time today
you for the time today [Applause]
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