I have nothing against our global brothers, sisters and two spirited. But the discourse of anti-racism and rights for migrant guests falls short of our reality. It should NOT be an anti-racism and migrant rights discourse, but a anti-colonial, anti-war for profit discourse. The displacement of our neighbors are acts of terrorism via the destabilization of governments by the CIA bought & sold at the hands of american corporations. Immigration has been used throughout history to dispossess our People of our Lands as well as our Inherent Rights. Through my work, I've attended many anti- racism workshops and although conversations of the oppression to our guests do take place to some degree. Much of the conversations always lean towards migrants wishing to have the same privileges as our European colonial oppressors. Giving our guests on Turtle Island the right to oppress not only our Mother, the Lands and waters thereof, but ultimately our people as well. Nobody asks the Indigenous populations if we want more colonists on our territories! Nobody asks us if we want more skilled migrant workers coming here to take jobs we should be trained and encouraged for. Green energy manufacturing jobs and industry ought to be provided to First Nations on and off reserves so we can lift our people out of the poverty thrust upon us in order to wrangle resource extraction agreements from our colonial employed chief and counsels.
Thursday, March 7, 2019
They're not Newcomer's, they're Colonist's
I have nothing against our global brothers, sisters and two spirited. But the discourse of anti-racism and rights for migrant guests falls short of our reality. It should NOT be an anti-racism and migrant rights discourse, but a anti-colonial, anti-war for profit discourse. The displacement of our neighbors are acts of terrorism via the destabilization of governments by the CIA bought & sold at the hands of american corporations. Immigration has been used throughout history to dispossess our People of our Lands as well as our Inherent Rights. Through my work, I've attended many anti- racism workshops and although conversations of the oppression to our guests do take place to some degree. Much of the conversations always lean towards migrants wishing to have the same privileges as our European colonial oppressors. Giving our guests on Turtle Island the right to oppress not only our Mother, the Lands and waters thereof, but ultimately our people as well. Nobody asks the Indigenous populations if we want more colonists on our territories! Nobody asks us if we want more skilled migrant workers coming here to take jobs we should be trained and encouraged for. Green energy manufacturing jobs and industry ought to be provided to First Nations on and off reserves so we can lift our people out of the poverty thrust upon us in order to wrangle resource extraction agreements from our colonial employed chief and counsels.
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