Africa x Nigeria x Canada x Hockey : This is my history
What I am wearing on my head is called Gele, on my waist: Iro and on my top: buba. This the culture and the traditional clothes of my mothers tribe(Yoruba)
What I am wearing on my hands are hockey gloves, on my feet : hockey skates and in my hands: a hockey stick. This is the culture and traditional objects of a Canadian hockey player.
In me, these two cultures co-exist in harmony. This is my history.
And that’s what I love about hockey! It’s ability to bring people of all cultures and walks of life together, to co-exist and live together in harmony.
We should all remember that both off and on the ice, we are one and the same. Equal under God and so can co-exist together.
On this black history month, I wish my fellow black and people of colour a happy BHM and I hope that we can also remember where we first came from and remember our history.
Thanks to my best photographer/sister laju.ue for taking the photos! (Didn’t...
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