Why we do it?
TO ACKNOWLEDGE BOTH THE OPPRESSION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE OF TURTLE ISLAND AND HOW WE CONTRIBUTE TO IT.
TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE IMPACT OF COLONIZATION ON INDIGENOUS CULTURES AND THE ONGOING STRUGGLE TO RECLAIM THIS CULTURE.
TO EDUCATE OTHERS ABOUT HOW TURTLE ISLAND WAS COLONIZED AND DEVELOPED INTO CANADA, ALONG WITH THE ONGOING, INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA EXPERIENCED BY INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS.