Our Nation has sadly been a target of discrimination by individuals that consider themselves to be the gatekeepers of cultural identity, but they lack understanding of who we are.

I have spoken to many of you this week. I have heard your concerns regarding this hate speech and how it has retraumatized you and your families to days when we were not safe to be open as Mi’kmaq people on this island. My message to you all is to focus on the many voices that support you and mute the loud minority that think they know who we are. How can anyone pass judgement until they have walked a mile in someone else's shoes?...

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