A community collective of indigenous people and their allies seeking re-dress and social justice for ourselves within the context of colonization. Until we acknowledge the history of the colonization of coast salish, interior salish and the rest of indigenous territories across B.C, Canada, as well as the rest of turtle island (known as north america) - we are doomed to repeat it and there will be
no healing. This page was started by elders. Please show respect for them, the indigenous people here and the issues this group represents.
*PAGE RULES - POLICY*
No tolerance for bashing. We all disagree from time to time - keep the argument about the issue. Anyone being removed from this facebook group will be dealt with by the moderators & core of the collective. If you feel you have been removed unfairly - you can have your issue brought to the core collective for re-dress. Email info is below/message one of the core collective/moderators on facebook. Anti Oppression:
Main ideals of anti oppression:
What is Anti-Oppression? Oppression is the use of power to disempower, marginalize, silence or otherwise subordinate one social group or category, often in order to further empower and/or privilege the oppressor. Social oppression may not require formally established organizational support to achieve its desired effect; it may be applied on a more informal, yet more focused, individual basis. Anti-Oppression work seeks to recognize the oppression that exists in our society and attempts to mitigate its affects and eventually equalize the power imbalance in our communities. Basically there are certain groups in our society and communities that hold power over others based on their membership in those groups. For example, if you were to look at the demographics of the CEO's of any major corporation, city council, parliament etc. you would notice that most if not all of these positions of great power are populated by white (publicly straight) males. On the flip side, if you were to look at the demographics of janitorial staff or fast food workers you might notice that these positions are populated largely by persons of colour, specifically women of colour. When studying the statistics of those receiving social assistance or state aid you would also notice that the vast majority of those in our communities living in this poverty are folks with disabilities and the elderly. Women | Men | Q***r folks (gay/lesbian,trans, 2spirit, intersex, q***r) | Seniors | Folks with disabilities | Low income folks | People of Indigenous ancestry | Adults | Children | Middle income families | Folks with mental health issues | New immigrants | ESL folks | religions | People of colour | White folks | Straight People
Personal Responsibility
Practicing anti-oppression work in real terms is not only confronting individual examples of bigotry, or confronting societal examples, it is also confronting ourselves and our own roles of power and oppression in our communities and the bigger picture. Though you may be a person that would never think to ever say anything racist/sexist/classist etc., by not realizing the power that you hold, and how your actions affect other people you will inevitably fall into sustaining and contributing to a larger system of oppression. Intersectionality of Oppressions
The theory of Intersectionality is that individually we are all oppressed while we are all oppressors. While you may be a person who is historically marginalized (a person of colour for example) you may also have a role and be a member of a group that is oppressive to others (while you are a person of colour, you may also be a man, an able bodied person, upper/middle class, straight etc). The idea is that no single oppression holds more weight than another but that we all have a role in combating oppression and unequal power dynamics. Our information:
Website: http://indigenoussolidaritynetwork.wordpress.com
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ #!/IndigenousSN
related links
http://apihtawikosisan.com/2012/08/22/white-paper-what-paper/
One of many long standing indigenous struggles:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yP3srFvhKs
Gustafsen Lake 1995
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustafsen_Lake_Standoff
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaHyadvDT5Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfWMEdMSDw4
Jurisdiction and education - Sharon Venne. Oct 9, 2012
(presented on Mohawk Territory)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8xAMw6ZyEc
More legal info: (Russell Diabo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ECi_7G0QAgw
http://www.isuma.tv/hi/en/defenders-land/
http://www.nativeonline.com/legends.html
George Erasmus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipxq8sR0_Lc
Update around Bill C-45 (etc) http://www.globalresearch.ca/canada-prime-minister-harper-launches-first-nations-termination-plan/5318362
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_colonization_of_North_America
http://www.dominionpaper.ca/articles/2943
http://sisis.nativeweb.org/clark/eclipse.html
http://www.angelfire.com/folk/sovereignty/
http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/nativeamericans/historyquebec.htm
http://tuscaroras.com/pages/history/iroquois_constitution_1.html
