Tag: Settler Colonialism

On the tail end of the 75th anniversary of the Nakba, these articles, books, and podcasts demonstrate Palestinians’ strong spirit of refusal.  

Canada’s Indigenous relations aren’t domestic – Canada is an imperialist settler colony. If our movements stand a chance against the fascist far right, we need to reject the liberal reconciliation narrative and understand that Canada is an invasive force.

Envisioning a liberated Palestine means imagining liberated Palestinian women. What is a Palestinian feminist future, and how do we get there?

When settler non-profits take bad money and attempt to use it to do good things in Indigenous communities, they reduce reconciliation to something imagined and managed by settler governments, non-profits, and corporations.

In rural Saskatchewan, a network of settler landholders and Indigenous people are finding a new way to share land.

Coverage of Indigenous land defence reveals journalism’s symbiotic relationship with settler colonialism. Can we chart a path forward for decolonial and anti-colonial journalism?

Is UNDRIP legislation just another way for settler governments to delay action and maintain the status quo, or can this legislation truly transform relationships for the better?

After a long legacy of power and control by Parks Canada, this story imagines how Lands and Peoples could once again live in healthy reciprocity.

Winnipeg has been shaped by settler city planners and capitalists who sidelined Indigenous plans for decolonized urban development. Emily Leedham reviews Stolen City: Racial Capitalism and the Making of Winnipeg by Owen Toews.

Settler colonial states like Israel and Canada use homonationalism to position gay-friendly narratives and legislation as the justification of occupation and oppression.

According to a federal inventory, the vast majority of Manitoba’s most highly contaminated sites are in First Nations communities.

The Unist’ot’en continue to square off with pipeline companies and the RCMP.

The Klabona Keepers are a small group of Tahltan families and Elders in northwestern B.C. who have been taking direct action to defend their traditional territories from mining and drilling projects since 2005.

The Canadian government continues to block steps toward reconciliation even as the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s interim report is released.

Northerners are organizing to address the crisis of food insecurity in their communities.

The conflict between the hereditary leadership and the elected band council on the largest reserve in Canada provides an education in colonialism.

Bicentennial celebrations for Canada’s first prime minister are being met with artistic interventions.

The partner of a First Nations woman reflects on the Canadian racism that dehumanizes Indigenous women and perpetuates violence and injustice.

From changes in status recognition to land claims agreements, Canada’s Indian policy demonstrates the cunning of a colonial state.

Bridging Palestine solidarity work with Indigenous struggles in Canada.