i am graffiti by Leanne Betasamosake Simpson

Leanne Betasamosake Simpson's "i am graffiti" is a poem written in response to the closing address of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Despite the ending of the commission in 2015, the author disagreed with the idea that Canada had reached “reconciliation”. Instead, with the thoughtful, and slightly sarcastic, motif of a bright pink eraser, she bitterly addresses the continued erasure of Indigenous experiences by the government. Moving from anger towards governmental actions to strength in her resolve, the poem sends a message on the resilience and survival of Indigenous peoples: their experiences and culture will not be erased.