The death of the Queen has led First Nations people from Canada to Australia and former colonies in the Caribbean to speak about their pain.
“It was like kneeling to the murderer,” the Greens senator told Reuters this week. “I had to swear my allegiance to a colonizing power that has caused so much harm to our people.”Sign up to receive daily headline news from the Calgary SUN, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. You may unsubscribe any time by clicking on the unsubscribe link at the bottom of our emails. Postmedia Network Inc.
Calls are growing in some Caribbean countries for reparation payments and an apology for slavery, while Canadian Indigenous leaders want the monarchy to act on a swathe of historical injustices. Opinion polls in Australia, New Zealand, Canada have all pointed to a growing view that they should end ties to the monarchy with the death of Elizabeth, even though this is unlikely anytime soon in countries like Canada.tap here to see other videos from our teamIn New Zealand, Indigenous Maori account for about 17% of the country’s 5 million people.
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has said she expects New Zealand to become a republic eventually, but certainly not soon.
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