ANTHROP 2B03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Hamilton Health Sciences, Intuit, Postmedia News
28 Dec 2016
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Official apologies and the quest for historical justice. Other bigotry & racism historical justice moving forward. When great injustices are ignored for generations, or failure to address them. Unconventional solutions aid in a quest for justice. For historic wrongs, apologies are worth considering: as a part of the solution. Some examples of historic wrong doing: colonialism, slavery, genocide, ethnocide, war, experimental engagement, health related mistakes, faith related. 1997: tony blair regrets for british government inaction during the irish potato. Similar apology from nf and labrador premier danny williams for the forced. (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:887)(cid:885): danish pm poul nyrup rasmussen"s apology for the forced relocation of )nuit. Bill clinton"s apology for western failure to act during the (cid:883)(cid:891)(cid:891)(cid:886) genocide in. Rwanda, and his apology for the harm and wrong doing by the government through covert syphilis experimentation relocation of inuit to the high arctic. 2001 canadian government apology for the military executions during wwi.
