1. THE INTERVIEW.
- Author
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MACDONALD, NANCY
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RACISM , *OFF-reservation boarding schools , *POLITICAL leadership ,FIRST Nations social conditions ,FIRST Nations politics & government - Abstract
An interview is provided with the Canadian national chief of the Assembly of First Nations Perry Bellegarde. When asked about his parents, he comments on the impact that his father's attending of residential schools had on his parenting. He discusses encountering racist attitudes he has experienced as an Indigenous person. When asked about his political career, he recounts chiefs and elders asking him in Cree language to become a leader for his people.
- Published
- 2017