Victor’s Experience with the KAIROS Blanket Exercise

Everyone has typically been educated through school about indigenous history and involvement with Canadian colonization as it has always been an integral part of the Federal Truth Reconciliation initiative. The negative impacts of colonialization, specifically to the indigenous of Canada can only really be understood by hearing the impact statements from those persons that have been negatively impacted. The Kairos Blanket Exercise gave me an opportunity to hear firsthand accounts from victims that have been (and continue to be) affected by Canadian colonialization. In addition, the visual nature depicting the fragmentation of indigenous lands and the participant involvement provided a deeper sense of understanding.

I would highly recommend this event to anyone that would like to further understand the deep seated impact and mistreatment that the indigenous community faced as part of Canadian colonization. Additionally, anyone planning to work with the community in which the indigenous culture inherently is part of would benefit from this event. - Victor Jeon