It wasn’t long ago when many Canadians hid the fact that they were part Indigenous... but some secrets are too hard to keep. It was not uncommon for parents to refuse to reveal their indigenous heritage to their children, often out of concern that their offspring would be teased and discriminated against. Shirley Wishart and her brother Vernon know this firsthand: They believed they had only European roots until they stumbled upon a secret that changed the course of their lives.
view more