This video came out just 4 days ago, but is exactly what my research question has been focused on. Samanta Krishnapillai, the founder of the ON Project, speaks directly to immigrants about their role within Indigenous reconciliation. In her direct approach, she says about new immigrants “they benefit from colonialism here even though historically they did not.” She also says “you, as an individual could have personally been the oppressed Indigenous community in a country that was colonized, but then by living here in Canada you are then benefiting from the colonial structures that exist here.
Looking at the ON Project website, there are free resources for learning about the recent discovery of 215 Indigenous children in Kamloops. Much of the content is directed towards an audience who may be learning about it for the first time, but in a mature tone, suggesting it is directly targeting Canadian immigrants. There is also the flow chart below, helping anyone understand their own role within reconciliation.
The ON Canada Project is a great resource for analyzing how an immigrant-founded campaign is targeting raising awareness among Canadian immigrants about Indigenous Peoples. The project only started last year, so there wouldn’t yet be any data to support the effectiveness of the project, but I would have to imagine that an immigrant-founded group would have much more influence than White Canadians telling immigrants to care more.
https://oncanadaproject.ca/settlerstakeaction
I had not seen this before-but I see it is just a week old, so I feel better. Thank you for sharing it.