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"The Anishinaabe are guided by seven principles:

Zah-gi-di-win (love): To know love is to know peace.
Ma-na-ji-win (respect): To honour all of creation is to have respect.
Aak-de-he-win (bravery): To face life with courage is to know bravery.
Gwe-ya-kwaad-zi-win (honesty): To walk through life with integrity is to know honesty.
Dbaa-dem-diz-win (humility): To accept yourself as a sacred part of creation is to know humility.
Nbwaa-ka-win (wisdom): To cherish knowledge is to know wisdom.
De-bwe-win (truth): To know of these things is to know the truth.

— Bakaan nake’ii ngii-izhi-gakinoo’amaagoomin (We Were Taught Differently: The Indian Residential School Experience)"

All Canadians should read this book.

A very sad, shameful, horrifying, eye-opening, on-going story of Canada's Indigenous people -- particularly those living up North. There are basic rights everyone in Canada should be entitled to and education is a big one. Safety is another. We have to do better.