Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice gives us a chance to re-learn history through an Indigenous perspective – Ubyssey Online

In the wake of an ongoing movement against police brutality, we in Canada have had to reevaluate the damage done in our community against all people of colour.

When I was growing up, I used to be proud of the fact that I was a fourteenth generation Canadian. When I learned about the incoming settlers, my ancestors were pioneers braving the harsh winters and life in a New World. Some were the filles du roi, young women risking it all to come to Canada for a better life.

However, in the past few months, I’ve had to reexamine my own history and my ancestors’ involvement or complacency in the horrors committed against Indigenous people over the past 150 years. That’s why it meant so much to me to attend Kent Monkman’s Shame and Prejudice: A Story of Resilience and remind myself how much I have to unlearn from my history classes and relearn through the Indigenous perspective.

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