MB School Trustee speaks out on residential schools and land acknowledgments

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Mountainview trustee faces calls for removal after ‘profoundly racist’ presentation ​

A Manitoba school trustee is facing calls for him to be removed from the board after making “profoundly racist” comments during a board meeting. ​

On Monday, during a Mountain View School Division (MVSD) school board meeting in the city of Dauphin, Trustee Paul Coffey made a presentation to the board he called “Racism/Anti Racism – Nice Until It Isn’t.”

The presentation, which is available to view online, includes Coffey defending the use of the word “Indian” when referring to Indigenous people, and using the term multiple times while speaking.

“Over the past 70 years it has transitioned to native, Aboriginal, First Nations, Indigenous,” Coffey said. “I find that reductive, and it dismisses the rich cultural diversity and unique identities within Indian communities.

“Name changing is a form of erasure, for example the Ukrainians, Irish, Russians, Germans and other nationalities have maintained their identities for the last centuries and for many more to come, therefore I will continue to use the word Indian in this presentation.”
Coffey also praised both the intentions and the outcomes of Canada’s former residential school system.“They were good,” Coffey said. “They were central for reading, writing and arithmetic, enforcement of school attendance, and provided essential education and skills to navigate a changing world shaped by colonizers, and this was realized by all.
“This education was needed to move forward for people to navigate the new system, the new world.”

He also criticized the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s (TRC) Final Report, and questioned why it contained no “good news stories” about residential schools.

Coffey also criticized Indigenous land acknowledgements which have become more and more commonplace at events and within organizations in Manitoba and across the country. “Excessively repeating without meaningful action or dialogue is performative and tokenistic,” Coffey said. “This exacerbates feelings of resentment, division within communities, and leads to a sense of stagnation and hopelessness.”

On Thursday, Education Minister Nello Altomare told media on a conference call the province will investigate the presentation and the trustee. “We share the opinions of Manitobans that are horrified with what was said at that meeting,” Altomare said.

“I was disappointed, we’ve done a lot of work in our province and I believe our province leads the work in reconciliation, especially with the work we are doing with school divisions and the department of education.” The minister said the province will meet MVSD officials Friday afternoon and will decide next steps after their investigation.

whew lad! “Coffey also criticized Indigenous land acknowledgements which have become more and more commonplace at events and within organizations in Manitoba and across the country. “Excessively repeating without meaningful action or dialogue is performative and tokenistic,” Coffey said. “This exacerbates feelings of resentment, division within communities, and leads to a sense of stagnation and hopelessness.”

 

[ovarieasy]

You must never scold the dogma, only pet it.

 

[Hirudinea]

Even when it's tearing your guts out.

 

[ChevChelios]

But you can and should put it down when it becomes rabid

 

[brutana_dilewski]

I avoid events where that happens. Nothing like a big dose of white guilt before the big hockey game. They always make sure to televise it too.

 

[ovarieasy]

And miss out on the national anthem being sung in punjabi?! No way!

 

[Hirudinea]

Canadian Anthem or Khalistani? Or is there a difference?

 

[border_humper]

@Hirudinea How would we even know?

 

[Hirudinea]

@border_humper

 

[ex_libris]

One among many reasons why I no longer watch or attend sportsball events.

 

[Beers2Freedom]

Give this man a medal. Land acknowledgements are all fake and gay. They are added to every single WOKE Progressive cause.

 

[Hirudinea]

I acknowledge this land was a wilderness before my ancestors came, you're welcome.

 

[censorthisss]

More people need to say these things.

Will that fake and gay human rights court fine him like they did with that pastor who refuses to celebrate pride?

 

[border_humper]

Province to ‘investigate’ and will try to remove him.

 

[Psychododo]

Dayum, someone put him in charge of Indian Affairs.....

 

[Hirudinea]

Why put him in charge of something that should be eliminated?

 

[ChevChelios]

No, we'll just rename "Indian Affairs" as "The Bureau of Native Adultery" to make it sound more exciting and popular

 

[Chobes]

Wait until Borderlands Pride hears about this. Mr Coffey is going to forced reeducation camp and having speech fines taken directly from his accounts soon.

 

[d01tg0d0wn]

Sad Indian hour ended at our work finally but they are gonna have a big haraaaaa here soon as we have to go off site and attend a all day sad indian function

i already booked the day off and it looks as if many of my coworkers did so fook them as no one cares not even the indians as its run by white people who hate white people

fook sad indian day and sad indian hour and sad indian land that i dont sit on cause this is conquered land plus my land has clean drinking water on it so that is how i know it is winning land for the people in the winning circle!

sell sad indian stuff to the Liberals

 

[ovarieasy]

Stop being mean. The HR women worked very hard to plan all that!

 

[ChevChelios]

Many Facebook notifications went unanswered that day

 

[Hirudinea]

"The HR women worked very hard to plan all that!"

Yeah, she'll cry to her wife all night long