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New York
Reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians and fighting climate change were listed among the top priorities of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government as he launched his third term on Tuesday.
The traditional “speech from the throne” that opens every session of parliament and sets out the government’s goals was read by Mary Simon, the country’s first Indigenous governor general.
“Indigenous Peoples are reclaiming our history, stories, culture and language through action,” Simon said in a speech delivered in English, French and Inuktitut.
“Non-Indigenous peoples are coming to understand and accept the true impact of the past and the pain suffered by generations of Indigenous Peoples. Together, they are walking the path toward reconciliation,” she added.
Indigenous communities across Canada have reported the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools in recent months, highlighting crimes against Indigenous Canadians. For decades, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and placed in residential schools, where they had to learn the traditions of European colonialists to forget their own culture.
Violence and sexual abuse were common in these schools.
New York
Reconciliation with Indigenous Canadians and fighting climate change were listed among the top priorities of Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government as he launched his third term on Tuesday.
The traditional “speech from the throne” that opens every session of parliament and sets out the government’s goals was read by Mary Simon, the country’s first Indigenous governor general.
“Indigenous Peoples are reclaiming our history, stories, culture and language through action,” Simon said in a speech delivered in English, French and Inuktitut.
“Non-Indigenous peoples are coming to understand and accept the true impact of the past and the pain suffered by generations of Indigenous Peoples. Together, they are walking the path toward reconciliation,” she added.
Indigenous communities across Canada have reported the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools in recent months, highlighting crimes against Indigenous Canadians. For decades, thousands of Indigenous children were taken from their families and placed in residential schools, where they had to learn the traditions of European colonialists to forget their own culture.
Violence and sexual abuse were common in these schools.
