Today is September 30th and I have a few words about a few truths.
One — The title of this week’s blog post quotes a poem and retrospective exhibition of work by Alootook Ipellie (1951-2007), an Inuit visual artist and writer. The photo above features a detail of one of his drawings, “The Idiot Box Is Here” (pen and ink on paper, 1975).
Two — My family history can be traced back to other countries, other continents. It may have been hundreds of years ago, but the truth is, my family history includes the history of settlement in the place now known as Canada.
Three — The following is a sentence from the introduction of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (2015): “Without truth, justice is not served, healing cannot happen, and there can be no genuine reconciliation between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal peoples in Canada.”
Four — September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. There are activities happening in cities and towns across Canada and online to bring people together to learn and to participate in efforts of reconciliation.
a few words ... from Montréal 