Editorial hit home

I am in complete agreement with Neil Godbout’s editorial “Telling it like it is.”

Growing up in a foreign land and experiencing bias and prejudice isn’t easy for anyone. Experiencing the same in the land of one’s forefathers by the descendants of invaders is even worse.

I was raised in the south, Texas to be specific, where I learned by experience what it means to be from somewhere else, especially not the U.S.A.

At times it was cold and harsh and that is an understatement.

I never really knew my father’s heritage because he was not in our lives after my mother left him due to his infidelity and some other selfish nasty habits.

Bless her courageous heart for all the struggles she created for us for that I didn’t grow up under a Metis father with all manner of social dysfunction.

However, learning one belongs to a distinct culture spawned from a combination of Indigenous-invader heritage may be worse than either side alone.

My generation and the knowledge gained by studying this heritage has made me look at my world and the world around me without rose-coloured glasses for many years. Believe me when I say I understand all this now, especially after living in central B.C. for the last 35 years.

I have long argued and pointed the fingers, which point at American bias and prejudice, right back at those who own them.

Anyone who knows me even slightly have heard my words on these matters.

Thanks, Neil.

Though your words will fall on many deaf ears, they will also awaken others.

Dennis Spottedwolf

Prince George