questions & answers
What does it mean to be an ally?
What is the difference between Cultural Appropriation and Cultural Appreciation?
Cultural Appropriation is taking an aspect of a culture that is not your own and using it for your own personal interest or benefit.
Cultural Appreciation is when someone seeks to understand and learn about another culture in an effort to broaden their perspective and connect with others cross-culturally.
What is the Assembly of First Nations?
In 1982, the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) was created as a result of movements to restore chiefs as the voice of First Nations in Canada. The Assembly of First Nations is a political organization representing the First Nations citizens in Canada. The AFN advocates on behalf of First Nations on issues such as treaties, Indigenous rights, and land and resources.
"We the Original Peoples of this land know the Creator put us here. The Creator gave us laws that govern all our relationships to live in harmony with nature and mankind. The Laws of the Creator defined our rights and responsibilities. The Creator gave us our spiritual beliefs, our languages, our culture and a place on Mother Earth which provided us with all our needs. We have maintained our Freedom, our Languages and our Traditions from time immemorial. We continue to exercise the rights and fulfill the responsibilities and obligations given to us by the Creator for the land upon which we were placed. The Creator has given us the right to govern ourselves and the right to self-determination. The rights and responsibilities given to us by the Creator cannot be altered or taken away by any other Nation."
- Assembly of First Nations