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From: Garcia-Sibley <>
Subject: Re: Trolls, racism, Society of Genealogists
Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2003 13:48:45 -0800


>(1) Re: Society of Genealogists: "(the Halton-Peel Branch of the O. G. S.
>Canada) does not concentrate only on Canadian research. Remember,
>everyone here came from somewhere else and so we have people researching in
>England, Scotland, Ireland, Europe, etc. etc."

>and(2) Re: Canada Post racist? "The trolls are out in force already this year.
>This is another message that came through the newsgroups. Please don't respond
>to this on list."


Ooops...

"EVERYONE here came from somewhere else...."

No, I am not lurking here in the shadows ready to pounce on anyone who
writes a sentence which may suggest that we sometimes overlook Canada's
aboriginal population. On the contrary, I have often been struck by the
sensitivity and generosity exhibited by so many of the members of this list
(particularly you, Dorothy).

I do not blame immigrants to Canada, like myself, for having to make a
special and sustained effort to learn about, and be conscious of, Canada's
aboriginal population. I find myself struggling to find sources of
information in the "mainstream", because Canadian-born people of European
descent seem to have so little connection to the aboriginal population.

Has anyone come across a source or site for those interested in Canadian
Aboriginal genealogy?

Thanks,
Joan Garcia



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