Reports were made. Studies released. Testimony given. Committee after committee. Research commissions followed by yet more research commissions. Despite all the evidence and recommendations over many, many decades, positive change has been absurdly slow and barely measurable for indigenous peoples in Canada. The recent tragic news of mass and unmarked graves has shocked Canadians and provided a window of opportunity to listen, reflect and understand. Perhaps to the surprise of those same Canadians who are shocked, this isn't the first time, or the second, or even the third, in which the nation is asking, "How could this have happened?" But let's hope it is the last time this nation is shocked to its knees to learn the indigenous reality in Canada.
Use of the usual studio equipment and recording environment for this episode was constrained by the age-old tradition called "summer vacation"; hence a somewhat lower and muddled quality. Could have waited, but I wanted to get this episode out there.
