History is not there for you to like or dislike. It is there for you to learn from it. And if it offends you, even better. Because then you are less likely to repeat it. It’s not yours for you to erase or destroy.
“We don’t own the land. The land owns us.”
Last week, Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew (Anishinaabe) announced a $4 million endowment to protect the Seal River Watershed, describing the effort as a “nation-to-nation-to-nation approach” involving the Dënesųłiné, the Ininew, and federal partners.
On Earth Day, what does “the land owns us” mean to you?
Source: Seal River Watershed Alliance