Two versions of Canada’s oldest Christmas carol tell very different stories about the Nativity—and Indigenous people

… Edgar Middleton, a white Canadian poet, choir director and journalist … earliest Christmas carol written in Canada, after all. Middleton had … is how white people think Native people speak” opening, “Twas … the Middleton text, and Canadian pop stars continue to …… Edgar Middleton, a white Canadian poet, choir director and journalist … earliest Christmas carol written in Canada, after all. Middleton had … is how white people think Native people speak” opening, “Twas … the Middleton text, and Canadian pop stars continue to …