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It’s time to focus on healing

Sunday, July 11th, 2010

July 9, 2010
The reconciliation acknowledges that tragic negligence and affirms that such things should never happen again. But its value has been questioned in some quarters. Enough is enough already… constantly revisiting incidents of abuse is like repeatedly picking a scab… It reignites anger slowly and distorts the healing process… Promotion of the negative through the past 20-some years has led many aboriginals to blame the residential schools for all of life’s hardships and miseries… our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we ultimately become.

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