My heart hurts so much today.
I had to stay home and take a mental health day today because this week has been so hard for me to manage, emotionally. The meeting between Harper and First Nations started to go completely wonky before we had a chance to catch our breath over agreement to the meeting. Emotions are running extremely high, and competing agendas are causing real rifts among the chiefs; many have forgotten it was the people, the grassroots of Idle No More that gave them this opportunity.
The people. They are tired of what they see and hear and experience, and quite often, tired of what they feel. They come from communities great and small, prosperous and poor. Some have done well, others have fared poorly. But they unite because they want to see things improve for everyone, and they differ from other Canadians because the circumstances of their lives are dictated by both a feeble legal act and by the whims of whatever federal government is in office. So many have also been let down by their chief and council. There is no denying that a few bad apples exist, but they are not the full lot. And yet ignorant, demagoguing talking heads would have Canadians believe that we are all rotten to some degree. The people. They may be sick and tired of all of this, but they are clearly showing they will be Idle No More.
So much needs to change...
...Wish you were here.
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