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<h3>B. Does Indians Have Feelings: A Panel Discussion</h3>
<h3>B. "Does Indians Have Feelings?": A Panel Discussion</h3>
The following is an excerpt from The Fourth World: An Indian Reality, by George Manuel and Michael Posluns:
<blockquote>Let me give you an example from my early work experience. I have never forgotten a certain conversation during a coffee break on the first job where I worked side by side with white people on an equal footing. I was a boom man on the Thompson River for a lumber mill that employed about forty men. Maybe two or three of us were Indians.
Another worker with whom I often sat at coffee breaks said to me as he sat down, “Can I ask you a question that’s been on my mind for some time?”<br>
“Sure,” I said.<br>
“Does Indians have feelings”? he asked.<br>
“Yes, Indians have feelings,” I told him.<br>
“You know, my wife and I often talked about this, and since you’re my friend I felt you wouldn’t be offended if I asked you. We actually feel Indians is no different from dogs, no feelings at all for kinship.”
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Join us to hear what it is like to be an Indigenous Federal public servant, to better understand the experiences and trauma of Indigenous colleagues, and to learn best practices for communicating and engaging with Indigenous people from a trauma informed approach. This is a safe space to ask your questions. This is the road to reconciliation.
*Mikelle Sasakamoose, Senior Policy Advisor to the Director on Reconciliation, Indigenous Relations, Transport Canada (moderator)
*Mikelle Sasakamoose, Senior Policy Advisor to the Director on Reconciliation, Indigenous Relations, Transport Canada (moderator)
*Kelly Larkin, Regional Program Manager – Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness (EMSA), Transport Canada, Pacific Region
*Kelly Larkin, Regional Program Manager – Enhanced Maritime Situational Awareness (EMSA), Transport Canada, Pacific Region