Nations People: Cash and Gary Dale

nations people: Sat., May 20, 2017 Re Cultural appropriation is ultimately about the cash, Walkom, May 15Cultural appropriation is ultimately about the cash, Walkom, May 15Actually, Mr, according to Toronto Star. Walkom, it really isn't about the cash at all. But if we make exploring other cultures taboo, then we are denying a direct benefit of multiculturalism, writes Gary Dale of Toronto. The idea of cultural appropriation is extremely relevant to First Nations people, who have a shockingly long history of not being allowed to speak for themselves, and of being spoken for and treated in all manner of paternalistic ignorance by non-First Nations people who are quick to mock our peoples as we struggle to find our voices for the first time. Article Continued Below The fact that you mock the sin of cultural appropriation shows an ignorance and casual indifference to a resurgent and enormously creative new generation of First Nations writers, academics and activists who, quite frankly, will firmly and without bitterness cast aside your tired, paternalistic clap-trap and continue to criticize the unacceptable sin of non-native Canadians mocking, silencing or speaking for those your own government rendered voiceless in the first place. The reservation system, the '60s scoop, residential schools, the ongoing apathy and mockery of mainstream Canadians who have a remarkable antipathy to situations of which they are brutally ignorant these are all topics that it is enormously important to finally be discussed, debated and written about by First Nations people in their own voices. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.