I spoke with nine amazing Indigenous folks from across Ontario to find out what Indigenous Peoples Day means to them:
"To be born Indigenous is a political act in itself. Each Indigenous individual comes from a lineage of resilience in the face of assimilative tactics that still continue to this day. Any Indigenous person can tell you the systematic discrimination and racism they have experienced — it’s maddening. On the other hand, every day is Indigenous Peoples Day when we continue to learn and use our language when we continue to grow our gardens and medicines, when we continue to heal from the trauma that we have suffered for generations, and when we continue to pass on our traditions to the next generation to ensure the resurgence of Indigenous culture and language.” - Victoria E. Ransom
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