Wisdom of Our Elders: The Contempt for Memory in Canadian Indigenous Policy

Wisdom of Our Elders: The Contempt for Memory in Canadian Indigenous Policy

By Peter Best What do children owe their parents? Love, honour and respect are a good start. But what about parents who were once political figures – does the younger generation owe a duty of care to the beliefs of their forebears? Two recent cases in Canada highlight the inter-generational conflict at play in Canada over Indigenous politics. One concerns Prime Minister Mark Carney and his father Robert. The other, a recent book on the life of n…