The outcome is a body of work of large textiles that illuminate a creative content rooted in a powerful history Land Acknowledgement The headquarters of the Royal Society of Canada is located in Ottawa, the traditional and unceded territory of the Algonquin Nation. [...] One of the strongest examples of racism was the legal establishment of the Residential Schools operated by missionary agents under the guidance and support of the federal government. [...] The common stereotypes of Blacks, Muslims, and other minoritized communities in the print and electronic media reinforce images of “otherness,” and contribute to the notion that the cultures of certain ethno-racial communities are more deviant and dangerous to the Canadian identity. [...] Yet, despite the Multiculturalism Act’s affirmation of the pluralistic nature of Canadian society, Canadians appear deeply ambivalent about the public recognition of what are deemed “other” cultures, the freedom of non-White racial and non-European cultural groups to maintain their unique identities, and the right of minorities to function in a society free of racism. [...] These misconceptions are not confined to any one racial, ethnic or socioeconomic group and often relate to the origins of the virus that causes COVID-19, the relative susceptibility of different ethnic groups, the modes of acquisition and transmission of COVID-19, the role of home remedies and the most appropriate treatment and prevention strategies.
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