Today I received a Truth and Reconciliation Keepsake (essentially a coin with no face value) that I ordered from the Royal Canadian Mint. It's to commemorate and remember the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada that documented the history and lasting impacts of 150 years of native residential schools, and abuse students suffered there (including at least 3,200 deaths, mostly from disease.)
The coin arrived packaged in an 11¾"×5⅜" cardboard bi-fold. Written in English and French, it covers the points mentioned above along with the following text:
(Note, while the text of the above link is accurate, I set it up with the wrong URL to make a point.)
This seems to be very short sighted. It reminds me of:
Information on the web is terribly ephemeral (see link rot, and I do appreciate the irony of linking to a web site to buttress my claims of web sites being ephemeral!) Compare that with the Domesday book compiled in 1086, still readable today, provided, of course, one can read Latin. The Behistun inscription is over 2500 years old and is still available, primarily because it was chiseled into a rock face. Papyrus documents have been found that date back 4,000 years.
Full information on the keepsake’s description should have been included with the cardboard packaging, to ensure it would be available to a collector or museum a century or two from now.
The coin arrived packaged in an 11¾"×5⅜" cardboard bi-fold. Written in English and French, it covers the points mentioned above along with the following text:
Quote:
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The beautiful and richly symbolic imagery, reflective of First Nations, Inuit. and Métis teaching and traditional art forms, demonstrates that these cultures remain vibrant in spite of the harms inflicted by the residential school era. ... For a complete description of the design, please visit mint.ca/TR |
This seems to be very short sighted. It reminds me of:
- For more information, send a clay table written in cuneiform to the High Priest in Akkad
- Send a telegram to the Minister of Indian Affairs, Ottawa
- Circle 42 on the Reader Service Card
- Use our fax back service at 1-800-555-0122
Information on the web is terribly ephemeral (see link rot, and I do appreciate the irony of linking to a web site to buttress my claims of web sites being ephemeral!) Compare that with the Domesday book compiled in 1086, still readable today, provided, of course, one can read Latin. The Behistun inscription is over 2500 years old and is still available, primarily because it was chiseled into a rock face. Papyrus documents have been found that date back 4,000 years.
Full information on the keepsake’s description should have been included with the cardboard packaging, to ensure it would be available to a collector or museum a century or two from now.
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