(This is the [slightly modified] second chapter of Indigenous Writes: A Guide to First Nations, Métis & Inuit Issues In Canada. With blessings from my publisher, Portage & Main Press, I have chosen to republish it here in full, because I am finding myself being drawn into debates around the term “settler”, and I think…
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An Open Letter to “Angry Settlers”
I’ve included this twitter exchange as context, and I’m addressing Claude, who by the way is the one who described HIMSELF as an “angry settler”. However, Claude in this case is a stand in for all of the “angry settlers” who for the most part, claim to support Indigenous peoples in our struggles, just not…
Métis Statement of Solidarity with Wet’suwet’en Land Defenders
IF YOU ARE MÉTIS, please go here to sign this statement of solidarity: https://forms.gle/np6LEh2HZpK83CF28 (See a list of all signatures at any time here: https://tinyurl.com/s89ebgo, all names have to be manually checked so there may be a delay between submitting your name and seeing it on the list) On February 4th 2020, just days before…
Taking surveillance seriously
UPDATE: It was revealed a few days after publishing this, that the RCMP has re-activated Project SITKA, and no one is surprised. If you’ve been living under a rock, and haven’t noticed the goings on in Wet’suwet’en territory of late, perhaps take a moment and get caught up. In short, a $6 billion, 670 kilometre…
Landraiser Update!
We’ve got some super duper exciting news to share! Since launching the Back To the Land: 2Land 2Furious Landraiser just two days ago, we’ve heard from three settler patron saints who between them, are willing to match donations up to $11,000! Every dollar donated gets doubled! We have until the end of September to match…