The violent events that unfolded in Charlottesville, N.C. on the weekend is a steady reality for Canada's Indigenous community, a First Nations musician says. Tensions in Canada 'just as high'Racism is lurking everywhere in Canada, especially against Indigenous people, and it's alive and well within governments, he said. Trudeau condemned racist violence and hate in all its forms via Twitter on Monday while acknowledging that Canada "isn't immune to racist violence and hate." "Of course this could happen in Canada," Campeau said. Scrapping colonial laws and adopting an Indigenous world view that no race is greater than another will help reveal the many layers of racist ideologies, Campeau said.

Source: CBC News August 15, 2017 21:37 UTC