Cory Generoux was around 10 years old when he started asking questions about who his grandfather was. "Growing up, I was always aware that my grandfather was a white guy and he wasn't native," said Cory. "So I began asking questions, like, what is grandpa? Is he Irish? Or like, what is he, you know? That's when I learned that he was Scottish.
" On a recent trip to Scotland, Cory and his mother Wanda Wilson — who also have Cree, Saulteaux and Nakoda roots — had the opportunity to learn about their Scottish heritage. They planned the trip to visit all the places their ancestors lived. Cory, who lives in Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.
, about 75 kilometres northeast of Regina, said he carried papers proving his ancestry while he and his mother roamed Scotland. "I'm a big brown guy in Scotland claiming to be Scottish, you know what I mean?" the 46-year-old said with a laugh. WATCH | Indigenous man from Saskatchewan honours his Scottish heritage on trip with his mom: Indigenous man from Saskatchewan honours his Scottish heritage on trip with his mom 50 minutes ago Duration 1:50 Cory Generoux and his mother Wanda Wilson visited Scotland to learn about their Scottish heritage, stemming from Generoux's grandfather (Wilson's father), who immigrated to Canada from Scotland and married an Indigenous woman.
"Part of my identity is having this Scottish heritage in me," Generoux says. On the trip, he found there were a lot of parallels between the experiences of his Indigenous ancestors and his .
