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I've had a weird emotional day today and it comes from a lot of inner turmoil, as I was raised to be ashamed of my Indigenous heritage - as it would hurt my chances of success. My mother was very obviously Cree looking but I with my Irish father became white passing. #NDTR2021
Blending in meant that I wasn't called names like my mother but it also meant listening to friends, family, and colleagues make racist jokes and say that Indigenous people didn't contribute to society and it all reinforced the warnings to remain silent and hidden.
That was until my mother was dying of cancer and she took it upon herself to get me to explore my heritage as much as I could before she passed. Since then I have been blessed with Indigenous people in my life from many nations and I try and help be a voice where I can.
