Handling Tough Questions About Denialism

There isn’t a single public school in Canada or in the United States that features a graveyard out back next to the football field. [1]




Grand Chief Stewart Phillip, president, Union of BC Indian Chiefs

My personal and professional goal has always been to “change the world, one person at a time.” When I initially began delivering Indigenous awareness training for a large utility company in my home province of BC in the late 1990s, I was up against a certain level of intolerance towards Indigenous Peoples that was the norm for the era. While visiting some towns to deliver a training session, my sense of vulnerability was acute. I represented change to the status quo coming down the pike. I persevered, and after a few rough sessions, I noticed a shift in attitude.