Reconciliation between Canada and its Indigenous population is marked increasingly through words — spoken in land acknowledgements and written as names on things. A national public opinion poll suggests there is a wide disconnect between those words and how most Canadians feel.
A solid majority of Canadians accept that injustice to Indigenous people in Canada amounts to genocide, but few think they have personal responsibility, even for injustices continuing today; few even blame the government. And while land acknowledgements, accepting this country is on Indigenous territory, are common in official circles, they are often received with indifference; even those saying them don’t often believe it applies to them.
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