SOCI 103 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Color Blindness, Neoliberalism, Reining
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June 11, 2008 prime minister stephan harper apologized to the aboriginal people of canada. Denis interviewed 70 first nations and m tis (including residential school"s survivors) Ultimately the dominant white frame reflects a canadian style of laissez-faire or colour-blind racism. Mostly whites and aboriginals agreed that an apology was necessary, and there was a high consensus that money alone can not purge the pain. However, the meaning of compensation and understanding of next steps differed between groups. For aboriginals it was not about money, it was about recognition of wrong doing; acknowledgement of guilt; acceptance of responsibility; healing emotional and spiritual wounds; and working towards reconciliation. The federal government signs the united declaration of . Some aboriginals viewed the apology as a first step in a healing journey", which will take seven generations" to complete. Shifting cost of maintenance of public resources onto working class. Devolution of responsibilities onto local governments without matching fiscal support.