Culture

"One of the popular myths is that the Indigenous community is one homogenous group. This disregards the reality that hundreds of individual Indigenous communities have their own unique history, culture, traditions and economies.

“Anishinaabe, Métis, Coastal Salish, Cree, Cherokee. We have nothing much in common. We’re all aboriginal and we have the drum. That’s about it.” Thomas King writing about a drum circle in “The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America” 

Not recognizing the cultural diversity of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is one of the most common mistakes non Indigenous people make when working with people and communities.

Recognition of the uniqueness of each community is a fundamental first step non-Indigenous Canadians can take to respect Indigenous Peoples."  (Joseph, B. (2016).Dispelling Common Myths about Indigenous People: 9 Myths and Realities)

NSI IndigiDocs "Indian in the Child" [10:22]

A journey to examine colonization through the eyes of a new generation of survivors. The film follows a group of young people from Manitoba who meet to explore their hidden Indigenous roots. These young Native Canadians discuss growing up in a life of missing pieces.