Incorporating lessons from Ryerson University’s renaming process could help Canadian institutions address colonization.
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Discussions on the renaming of Ryerson University must prioritize the public interest and meet the collective responsibility to engage with Canada’s history of Indigenous oppression.
A survey of history teachers in Canada showed the prevalence of the myth of objectivity among history teachers.
Let’s not ignore how the racist philosophy behind residential schools shaped mainstream education. Ryerson foresaw Canada’s continuing evolution into a “civilized,” white, culturally British nation.
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