Can we ditch god too? The First Nations have a different concept of religion, for one, and atheism is on the rise in Canada anyway.
I have always thought that “Let’s keep our land…” would be a more positive and active take than just asking God to take care of it for us.
They need to get rid of all the references to god.
Apparently excluding atheists is still socially acceptable though
It’s an awkward line as it is.
I feel like this makes it even more awkward.
I mean the word native can mean “someone born in a place”. But sure it’s often used to mean to reference indigenous people. But are we redefining the word native to be the same as indigenous? Are they interchangeable?
Then there’s the whole “Where are you from? No I mean where are you really from?” line of questioning. Is that correct since we should think that it’s not the land of anyone that’s not indigenous? It’s your home but not your land, even you you’re born here?
It feels like a weird empty gesture by people that are well meaning, but haven’t really considered what the meaning behind what they’re saying. Present day sentiment is fleeting, but the words will be there long after social media has moved on to something else.
I could see the possibility that future generations could interpret it to mean something about how immigrants are making homes on land that really belongs to people born in Canada. Feels unwelcoming.
It’s just really awkward. Nice sentiment and all, but too awkward.
I’m not Indigenous, but I can’t help but feel that stuff like this and land acknowledgements are such empty gestures.
When it comes to inconsequential things like anthems, politicians will say “I’m open to the changes that Canadians want to see!” but you stop hearing stuff like that as soon as Indigenous people start trying to have their rights respected.
I would personally much rather see people on reserves get proper housing and utilities.
Let’s change the whole thing. Ive never liked the song.
