Yes please let's balance our understanding of the past by removing statues and renaming streets and schools
Imagine what it would say to indigenous peoples today and settlers' children if most statues were removed and reinterpreted in alternative locations? If statues honoring indigenous peoples and immigrant minorities were raised in highly visible locations. If the names of schools were to reflect the name of the indigenous territories on which they stand? If street names were at least 50-50 indigenous language?
That would be a good start toward reconciliation to my mind.
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