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�� It's Canada birthday today,
and for some, a pretty significant one, too. Canada is 150 years old. ♪ While there is a
barbeque and smiling faces, it's pretty evident that
this national holiday means something completely
different in Cree territory. Beginning as a Hudson
Bay Company trading post, Eastmain has only been
reserved for the Cree people since 1962. But these are traditional
lands going back thousands of years, so for many,
there's a palpable tension around the image of a maple
leaf being celebrated on stolen Native land
and for some, a pretty significant one, too. Canada is 150 years old. ♪ While there is a
barbeque and smiling faces, it's pretty evident that
this national holiday means something completely
different in Cree territory. Beginning as a Hudson
Bay Company trading post, Eastmain has only been
reserved for the Cree people since 1962. But these are traditional
lands going back thousands of years, so for many,
there's a palpable tension around the image of a maple
leaf being celebrated on stolen Native land
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♪
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It's Canada birthday today,
and for some,
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a pretty significant one, too.
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Canada is 150 years old.
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♪
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While there is a
barbeque and smiling faces,
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it's pretty evident that
this national holiday means
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something completely
different in Cree territory.
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Beginning as a Hudson
Bay Company trading post,
00:00:25.624 --> 00:00:27.462
Eastmain has only been
reserved for the Cree people
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since 1962.
00:00:29.583 --> 00:00:31.029
But these are traditional
lands going back thousands
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of years, so for many,
there's a palpable tension
00:00:33.878 --> 00:00:35.913
around the image of a maple
leaf being celebrated
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on stolen Native land.
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From the bright lights of Florida to the spotless streets of Japan and the chaos of the Congo, Damian Abraham dives headlong into the fascinating ways cultures around the world have embraced one of America's greatest exports: prof...
