AVOIDANCE.

The next ‘step’ (phase?) in this process is for me to begin unpacking everything I have learned thus far…however, I have been extensively avoiding this task:

• I am feeling discomforted (I am scared, overwhelmed – why?).
• I am feeling guilty (why had I not learned about this [Colonization, Residential Schools, Reconciliation] until recently [upon entering University]?).
• I am feeling outraged (I feel as though my ignorance (lack of knowing) in  some ways has contributed to the reproduction of oppression towards Aboriginal Peoples).
• I am feeling heartbroken (putting things into perspective…wishing I could even come close to understanding)….

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