Category: Indigenous
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Art Gallery of Ontario versus Freedom of Speech and Palestine Solidarity: The Silencing of Wanda Nanibush
Statement of Concern from Members of the International Indigenous Arts Community “Decolonizing museums should not be left to the handful of Indigenous people that work in museums. It’s like it’s piled … Keep reading »
LPSSE launch: Capitalism, Colonialism, Canada /w Bryan Palmer
In these uncertain and dangerous times, The Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education (LPSSE) is a space to listen, discuss and challenge the contemporary relevance of socialism. The inaugural presentation … Watch video »
Capitalism, Colonialism, Canada: How the Past is Before Us
On January 13, Bryan D. Palmer, one of Canada’s most celebrated labour historians, will be giving the inaugural lecture at the opening of the Leo Panitch School for Socialist Education. … Keep reading »
Canada Chooses Oil Companies Over Indigenous Peoples
The contradictions couldn’t be more glaring. While recent laws passed by the federal and the British Columbia governments pledge to transform relationships with Indigenous peoples, their actions indicate otherwise. For … Keep reading »
Citing Wet’suwet’en Law, Hereditary Chiefs evict Coastal GasLink from their Territory
Supporters of the Wet’suwet’en Hereditary Chiefs announced on December 19 that they have reoccupied a worksite on the Coastal GasLink pipeline route in the nation’s territory, in northern British Columbia. … Keep reading »
Teachers and Education Beyond Symbolism: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Symbolism is powerful. It can be misused horrifically as a tool of dominance and loathing. But consider symbols countering hate, division and racism: “Black Lives Matter,” smashing the Berlin wall, … Keep reading »
150 Years of Canadian Colonization: And Our Right to Self-Determination
Arthur Manuel is a Secwepemc-Ktunaca activist and co-author of Unsettling Canada: A National Wake-Up Call. He discusses colonization in Canada and how this systemically impoverished Indigenous Peoples for generations. Watch video »
Indigenous People of Brazil Fight for Their Future
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has given new license to the killing of Indigenous people in Brazil. Before he came to power in 2019, it wasn’t clear what he wanted to … Keep reading »
Genocide and Colonialism: Challenging the Canadian State
Public opinion has been shaken by the ‘discovery’ of unmarked graves of children who died in residential schools. The word ‘discovery’ has to be placed in quotation marks because Indigenous … Keep reading »
The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save our Earth
Indigenous people have been fighting to survive for centuries. Recently, their struggles have become more militant, more global, and less isolated, aligning with other anti-racist and anti-colonial movements, and leading … Keep reading »
Where Are the Children Buried?
The discovery of the bodies of 215 children in an unmarked grave outside the former Tk’emlúps Indian Residential School is another horror to add to the long list of genocidal … Keep reading »
When Women Become Allies to Save Watersheds and Wildlife
The word “Minnesota” derives from one of two Dakota words, either Mni Sóta meaning clear blue water or Mnissota meaning cloudy water. Just one letter can change the entire meaning. … Keep reading »