Indigenous Solidarity An (Un)Settler's Place

Socialism, Solidarity, and Indigenous Liberation
By Deborah Simmons
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In Canada, a new radical movement of indigenous people is emerging that refuses to be co-opted by the “aboriginalist” policies of the state. This movement aims to resist the destructive, corrupting and oppressive aspects of the system that has been imposed on indigenous peoples since the arrival of the Europeans. At the same time, the new radical indigenism reaffirms and renews the positive aspects of the sovereign societies that existed on this continent before colonization. Inherent in this strategy is a strong sense of autonomy. Indigenous people are responsible for making their own revolution, in their own way.