Decolonization once viewed as the formal process of handing over the instruments of government, is now recognized as a long-term process involving the bureaucratic, cultural, linguistic and psychological divesting of colonial power.
Decolonization restores the Indigenous world view
Decolonization restores culture and traditional ways
Decolonization replaces Western interpretations of history with Indigenous perspectives of history
Decolonization is about shifting the way Indigenous Peoples view themselves and the way non-Indigenous people view Indigenous Peoples.
Indigenous Peoples are reclaiming the family, community, culture, language, history and traditions that were taken from them under the federal government policies designed for assimilation. Some communities are reclaiming control via self-government agreements, treaties, or other negotiated agreements. It’s about revealing, renewal and rediscovery.
Source: ictinc.ca
For the past one year, I have become more and more sceptical of my own personal choices: why do I choose the things I choose? What is the driving force behind my choices? What is the kind of content I consume? Why do I feel like a hindi/urdu remake of a hollywood movie is second class? Who taught me that? Why do I or people around me do not feel comfortable associating themselves with their own culture? There is a long list of questions and long list of answers.
Hafsa Usmani 