Audra Diptée, Carleton University Since the beginning of the supposed “freedom convoy” in Ottawa on Jan. 28, there have been complaints about the failure of the police and government to protect its citizens from verbal harassment, noise pollution and, in some cases, hate speech. Experts have connected the convoy to white supremacist ideologies. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called a national state of emergency on Feb. … Continue reading Black and Indigenous protesters are treated differently than the ‘convoy’ because of Canada’s ongoing racism

Johnny Depp played Tonto in The Lone Ranger (2013). Depp has claimed some Native American heritage in the past. (Disney) Celeste Pedri-Spade, Queen’s University, Ontario https://narrations.ad-auris.com/widget/the-conversation-canada/we-are-facing-a-settler-colonial-crisis–not-an-indigenous-identity-crisis It wasn’t until very recently that I heard the term “re-indigenization” used in academic spaces. I’m familiar with Indigenous resurgence and how it’s connected to the restoration and reparation happening within Indigenous communities — work that often focuses on healing … Continue reading We are facing a settler colonial crisis, not an Indigenous identity crisis

FRANK HOPPER The city of Tacoma, Washington, now sits on what was once Puyallup tribal land. Many little villages of wooden longhouses once sat by streams and rivers. Food and shelter for the Puyallup came from the land, as did their identity and sense of being. They were bound to their environment through song, story, art, and ritual. The Puyallup knew nothing of homelessness. Strong … Continue reading Smoked Salmon for Amelia: A Native Perspective on Homelessness