Parks Canada calls national parks a “colonial injustice”
Critics say Canadians have every reason to be proud of them.
Parks Canada is facing criticism after an internal report described national parks as a “colonial injustice,” with critics arguing Canadians should instead be proud of them.
“For millennia Indigenous people have cultivated reciprocal relationships with land, water and ice guided by cultural practices, values and knowledge systems,” said the report Evaluation Of The Indigenous Guardians Initiative Internal Review.
The 2024 Parks Canada document says national parks displaced Indigenous people and barred them from traditional lands. It was quietly released Jun. 22, according to Blacklock’s Reporter.
Management admitted to withholding the unsigned report for two years. Parks Canada did not respond to a Juno News request for comment.
