"I look forward to hearing Chief Dan George's Lament for Confederation read again and again during 2017. Let's revisit this honest and accurate piece of writing penned by an Indigenous leader who all of Canada proudly recognized and embraced. His uncompromising response to the centenary is an indication of the integrity of his character and resolve in who he was."
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Janet Rogers in Has anything changed? Revisiting Chief Dan George's iconic 'Lament for Confederation', CBC, (5 May 2017)
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