Montreal's Chinese and Indigenous community members mark a decolonized Lunar New Year
CBC
Elders and youths from Montreal's Chinese and Indigenous communities stand hand in hand in a big circle.
They are performing a traditional Indigenous round dance together as part of the Lunar New Year festivities in Chinatown.
"My heart is pounding out of my body," said May Chiu, co-ordinator of the Chinatown Roundtable.
"I'm so thrilled of the magic that happens when these two communities that … live separately to each other [are] able to bond and share."
Chiu organized the event that brought the two communities together earlier this week. It took place at the Chinatown House on Clark Street.
The organizer says it's important to acknowledge that Chinatown is on unceded territories, and she felt the need to reach out to the Indigenous community to share what she could.
"We have community centres. We have access to share our space. I hope the event gives a whole new layer to the meaning of what it means to decolonize Chinatown,'' said Chiu.
One of the attendees was Annie Cheung, a volunteer at the Chinese Family Service of Greater Montreal.
Speaking in Cantonese, she explained Indigenous people "were here first," yet they have had to live through difficulty and discrimination.
"When we Chinese people immigrated here, we were also treated badly. So today is very emotional for me. I feel happy we can all be here," said Cheung.
Another attendee was Alan Harrington, an activist of the Ojibway Nation. He brought deer meat, wild rice and bannock. In exchange, he got to taste the different Chinese foods that were offered, including Chinese cabbage, noodles and sesame pastries.
"You can hear the laughter, you can hear the talking. This is one beautiful thing about food. It brings us together," Harrington said.
Harrington is from Shoal Lake, between Ontario and Manitoba.
"When I walked in here today, it felt like back home in my community. You got the elders here and the young people. It really brought that stuff that I'm missing from back home," he said.
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