Aboriginals often interpreted using white standards
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A panel involving Native participants was almost over-looked at a recent Edmonton conference on racism.
The one-day Intercultural Education and Race Relations Resource fair held sessions on stereotypes, dealing with racism in the school yard, black oppression, and refugee experiences. Only at the last moment did an organizer realize a panel of First Nations representatives was absent.
"We are the forgotten people," panelist Edna Coffin told the audience with a grimace.
