Indigenous communities must show support for Black- and POC-led movements without centering ourselves February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Boston Laferté Movements and social media trends like “Indigenous Lives Matter” need to stop Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. In the past year, the Black Lives Matter movement has regained significant momentum...
The writing of Indigenous women, non-binary, and two-spirit folks as resistance and resilience February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 Alexis Elliott and Boston Laferté Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. Throughout the history of Turtle Island, Indigenous nations have been forced into conforming to European standards around sex and gender. Colonialists have imposed many...
My hopes for Indigenous rights and allyship in the year 2021 January 14, 2021January 14, 2021 Boston Laferté Graphic provided by the Native Students Union. The years of 2019/2020 felt like a regression in Indigenous rights and sovereignty. That is not to say that As we move into the...
Are you checking up on your Elders? December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Boston Laferté and Peter Underwood Many people are worried about jobs, money, and education through the pandemic; but, the gift of families, our Elders, and our communities is worth more than any material gain that
Why “something else” needs to be taken more seriously November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Boston Laferté Though the category “something else” on CNN might be portrayed as a simple and innocent mistake, one that can be changed at will after outrage,
Confrontations at 1492 Land Back Lane bring some glaring colonial hypocrisy into light November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 Boston Laferté Despite all these rights embedded within Canadian law regarding land and treaties the OPP and Foxgate, the company building the housing developments, keep referring to the defenders as “lawless”.
The healthcare system’s treatment of Indigenous people needs to change October 22, 2020October 22, 2020 Boston Laferté Something that has been clear about healthcare in Canada for a long time is that it is, among many other services and institutions, an extremely unsafe place for Indigenous peoples.
Mi’kmaq fishers are facing violence for practicing treaty rights October 5, 2020October 5, 2020 Boston Laferté The hostilities faced by the Mi’kmaq have reached levels far beyond a gathering of concerned fishers.One of the ways Nova Scotian fishers have foun
To stop the spread in Indigenous communities, Canada needs to respect Indigenous sovereignty over the land September 24, 2020September 29, 2020 Boston Laferté the Canadian government has sat by and allowed for industry, the police, tourists and white supremacist protestors to run rampant on Indigenous territories.
John A. MacDonald was a start September 10, 2020September 10, 2020 Boston Laferté Photo of James Cook with red paint downtown, Photo by Kate Korte. On Saturday, August 29th, a group of activists in Kanien’kehá:ka territory gathered to demand the defunding of police. As...
