It’s time to stop using the ‘rule of law’ as a weapon against Indigenous peoples
Until Canadians and our governments start seeing the rule of law through the lens of colonialism, and recognize the lopsided, inequitable and hypocritical ways in which it has been deployed, there will be no justice for Indigenous peoples and no peace for Canadian’s colonial institutions.
Protests against the RCMP’s attempts to remove Wet’suwet’en traditional leadership from their homeland gained steam last week. First Nation and other allies set up blockades on railways, bridges and public buildings across Canada.
As the civil disobedience grew and began to affect urban Canad...
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