![]() ![]() Canadians’ famed politeness is our downfall, not allowing us to talk about the issue. No one relishes the fact that there’s still racism in our communities, but ignoring it as we like to do isn’t making anything better. That mistreatment and indifference have lead to Native peoples being on the negative side of almost every statistical category. Our story, the story of Canada, is one of both mistreatment and indifference. If you asked a Native person, whether in Vancouver, Saskatoon, Caledonia, or Halifax, if there is a tension between Native and Canadian communities, few would hesitate to say yes. But these are the types of stories that you will hear from Native people, if you take the time to listen. I don’t bring these issues up because they defined my childhood – they didn’t – and they certainly don’t define me today. ![]() This prejudice was normal growing up nêhiyaw in Saskatoon. I remember some of my friends telling me that their parents didn’t want me over at their home for fear I might come back and rob it later. I also grew up with family who were deeply rooted in our culture, language, ceremonies, and worldviews.īeing so deeply immersed in both Native and non-Native communities I knew from a young age that these two worlds did not fit together. I went to schools that were predominantly non-Native and became accustomed to being the only nêhiyaw in the room. I was born and raised in Saskatoon, the city famous for its starlight tours, to a nêhiyaw father and Norwegian mother. Maclean’s magazine named Winnipeg, home of the Metis resistance leader Louis Riel, Canada’s “most racist city.” While many media personalities, pundits, and politicians were shocked and offended by the title, Native people simply nodded their heads upon hearing the news and returned to their day. All their efforts are worthwhile since over 8 million happy users have been served by iMobie products and services.Last week Canadians were served a rude reminder. The company's name is inspired by I'M Optimistic, Brave, Independent & Efficient, which represents the main characters of this young, passionate and promising team.Īt their fledgling stage, they focus on developing iPhone, iPod, iPad content management, iOS data recovery, and iPhone / Mac maintenance utility software. IMobie was established in 2011, located at Tianfu Software Park, Chengdu, China.
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