If the celebration of Indigenous people and culture starts with a day or a month, Sherry Mckay is fine with that -- it could be what helps others get over their apprehensions.
"There doesn't have to be a special day or a particular month for people to celebrate us and who we are as Indigenous people, but I think that it's a good start," she told CTV Calgary.
"For Indigenous people, laughter is medicine," said Mary Ann Forbes, community learning advocate at the public library. "It's celebrating that laughter and celebrating that humour and celebrating that lightness that Indigenous people have within us."That's important, and maybe gets missed sometimes, Mckay says.
But while the month is meant as a showcase, Forbes points out,"We are here all the time and we're going to continue to be here.""We have had a difficult history but we are learning a lot more about Indigenous people in lots of different ways. ... There's lots of opportunities to learn about Indigenous people and celebrate Indigenous people here at the library."
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