The British crown need not hold any more power here
It is time to sever ties with those who have oppressed for centuries
The country of Canada is a constitutional monarchy. This means that the Crown has authority but must exercise it in accordance with the constitution of the nation-state. Since the first settlers came to Turtle Island, they have considered themselves to be under the rule of a monarchy. Not necessarily the same one, but there has always been a monarchy that has had jurisdiction over settlers in Canada.
Everything that the Canadian state has ever done, for, against, or with Indigenous nations is on behalf of the abstract but legally binding idea of the Crown. The Crown is credited with the signing of the numbered treaties among other things. This also means that crimes against Indigenous nations, like the residential school system, have technically been on behalf of the British crown.
Indigenous communities must show support for Black- and POC-led movements without centering ourselves
Graphic provided by the Native Students Union.
In the past year, the Black Lives Matter movement has regained significant momentum and has been pushing for international change and the eradication of white supremacy. White supremacy is a system and a mindset that has infected the minds of many on Turtle Island and abroad.
Though some may not like to admit it, there are often examples of anti-Black racism and the pushing of the white supremacist agenda in Indigenous communities. One of the most recent examples of this has been during the Black Lives Matter movement. The burgeoning statement of ‘Indigenous Lives Matter’ is one example.
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