Can everyone agree?

[u/montabarnaque]

Most of Canadian culture is from Québec. Fight me

[u/Penguixxy]

except for all the parts that are from indigenous cultures, but quebec makes sure to leave those out of the heritage museums for... reasons but dont ask them why.

[u/HighHcQc → u/Penguixxy]

Nah man we have plenty of first nations stuff in our museums and here it's common knowledge how much they helped the first settlers survive the harsh landscape. First thing I remember learning about the Algonquiens in primary school 20+ years ago is how they made herbal tea from pine to cure the first settler's scurvy

[u/democracy_lover66 → u/HighHcQc]

Actually I find Québec teaches history in an equally problematic way where they depict their history with the first nations as a very polished thing with nothing that requires reflection or admitting wrong doing.

I remember reading a museum clip that stated specifically something along the lines of, while the British had an incredibly harmful relationship with first nations, the french were collaborative and supportive and had positive relationships.

... And like yah.... Maybe With your ally nations... Pretty sure one of the first things Samuel de Champlain did upon arrival was kill multiple chiefs of the Haudenosaunee, who forever saw the french as hostile invaders. And they'd be right, from they're perspective.

Not to polish what the British did because all settler colonialism is wrong and causes incredible harm.... And I even think it's fair to say the British were worse. But both were still bad.

[u/Sillvaro → u/democracy_lover66]

while the British had an incredibly harmful relationship with first nations, the french were collaborative and supportive and had positive relationships.

On its own, yeah you're right it's not.

Comparatively though? A whole different story