!TRIGGER WARNING! -White colonization -Native people being hurt -Native American boarding schools You have been warned- Read at your own risk Today I was scrolling through YouTube and I saw a video about Native American boarding schools. For a bit of background context, I am pure white and European in origin. And as I was watching, my heart broke for what my ancestors did to these people because they were different from them. So I want to take the time to apologize for my ancestors actions. I know it can't erase the past, but I hope this apology can ease at least a fraction of the hurt that these fellow humans have faced. I really admire First Nation cultures, and I want to learn as much as I can about the people who lived on this land before it was stolen. These people were and are not savages. They have their own culture, their own language, their own stories and folklore. These people know how to coexist peacefully with nature better than what most modern civilizations know today. My ancestors came together to try to turn entire nations into people like them, but this ends now. I won't let them take away more culture. White people may say that they were just running around and fighting with each other, but that isn't true. The white people saw all of the Indigenous people as a threat because their way of living was far more advanced then their own. They stole thousands of innocent people's lives because they were different. I'm done listening to the white side of the story. Are you?
