I fell into this website while looking up my great uncle Howard Adams. I never grew up with my father’s side of the family and never met Howard. When I started my academic career, I was able to read one of his writings and found that I strongly disagreed with him. In many ways, I follow in his footsteps of moving to Vancouver, going to UBC and teaching within the Vancouver School Board. Listening to older radio shows and hearing the voices and opinions of people like Maria Campbell, my uncle Howard Adams, George Manuel, and mike Posluns can help to give a personal take on history. This can help to pave the way forward for younger Indigenous people and how they can stand up for themselves and others.
https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/1851628132
This is the link to Our Native Land: In our own words, a new native literature. This is from 47 years ago.
Absolutely love this piece of generational history and how it can shape our paths today. What a reflective experience.
As my grandparents passed when I was young, I feel as though there are so many unanswered questions. My generation (siblings and cousins) feel like we are missing a piece of history, and consequently, ourselves. If only I could stumble upon a resource like this of my ancestors!