Taking a stand by taking a seat: First Nations student reprimanded after not standing for O Canada
CBC
A Winnipeg high school student who was reprimanded and removed from class over her decision not to stand during the national anthem hopes talking about the situation sparks change and awareness.
Each morning, when O Canada plays over the speakers at River East Collegiate, 15-year-old Skyla Hart remains seated.
"This country is a colonized country and I don't want to stand for a colonized country," Skyla said. "People always say, like, it was a long time ago, [but] we're still … going through it — all the trauma from it."
It's a decision she said she made in Grade 5 to honour her Cree and Ojibway ancestors and her culture, as well as to recognize ongoing injustices Indigenous people face.
The Grade 10 student said the choice not to stand hasn't been a problem — until this fall.
First, Skyla said she was pulled out of class one day by a teacher after refusing to stand for the anthem. She was told to stand in the hallway, she said, but "I would still be standing for O Canada if I stand in the hallway, so I chose to sit down in the hallway."
That's when another teacher came by and yelled at her to get up, she said. She returned to class when the anthem was over.
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