Centennial hauntings: Reckoning with the 2005 celebration of Alberta’s history

In 2005, the Western Canadian province of Alberta celebrated the centennial anniversary of its entry into Confederation. The prevailing discourse of the centennial was characterized by celebration through pride in the past and the opportunities of a bright future. Notably absent from the centennial focus was the present: particularly, the incoherencies and troubling events of a present marked by colonial violence and its legacy. Questioning …