This is a nuanced topic, but Ahmed’s simplistic framing has only inflamed racial tensions. There are people from all political backgrounds who both disagreed and agreed with the lyrics change many were Indigenous people themselves. ![]() Peterson actually has strong ties to Indigenous communities in Canada and Native American communities in the USA. Why not? It made world headlines.Īhmed’s article stumbled when it resorted to name-calling figures like Jordan Peterson and others as right-wing because they disagreed with changing the anthem. When CBC commentator Shireen Ahmed subsequently wrote an online opinion column applauding Black’s gesture, it struck me as just another instance of someone from another ethnic background proclaiming they are doing Indigenous people a favour. ![]() I even had to replay her performance to hear what she said because at first, I thought I was hearing things. If she wanted to get noticed, what better way than to do something that would shock the world at the NBA All-Star game? I had no idea who she was until her anthem rendition made headlines. ![]() If anything, this only benefited Black’s career. However, changing the anthem is not how true reconciliation works. She only changed one word, but Canadian R&B singer Jully Black attracted a lot of media attention when she altered the lyrics to Canada’s national anthem at this year’s NBA All-Star Game in Salt Lake City.īlack sang “our home on native land” instead of “our home and native land”-referencing the fact that Canada literally exists on traditional Indigenous lands.Īs an Indigenous Canadian, I appreciate any efforts to help move reconciliation forward. This article originally appeared in the Hub.
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