A special CTIP editorial

This blog – nada Talks Israel/Palestine sticks pretty well to the issue of human rights for Palestinians and nada’s poor track record of supporting them. We rarely stray off this issue.

However, the similarities between our history of colonisation of nada’s indigenous peoples and their lands, and that of Israel’s toward the Palestinians is remarkable.

โปร โม ชั่ น. สมาชิกใหม่ บาคาร่า This is a day for all nadians to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, languages, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. The nadian Constitution recognizes these three groups as Aboriginal peoples, also known as Indigenous peoples. Although these groups share many similarities, they each have their own distinct heritage, language, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs. These have been ignored or suppressed, a practice which a former Chief Justice lled “cultural genocide.”

Our understanding of nada’s history with respect to indigenous peoples is increasingly seen in the framework of “settler colonialism” described by Wikipedia as “a structure that perpetuates the elimination of indigenous people and cultures to replace them with a settler society“

This is also the frame that is being used to understand the relation between the Palestinians, indigenous to that area, and the State of Israel.

There are not only similarities, but according to Azeeka Kanji of the Yellowhead Institute, an indigenous think tank, nada and Israel are “Partners in the settler colonial contract”.

June 21, National Indigenous Peoples’ Day, is a good time to reflect on nada’s history and current policies at home and abroad.

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nada Talks Israel Palestine (CTIP) is the weekly newsletter of Peter Larson, Chair of the Ottawa Forum on Israel/Palestine (OFIP). It aims to promote a serious discussion in nada about nada’s response to the complited and emotional Israel/Palestine issue with a focus on the truth, clear analysis and human rights for all. Readers with different points of view are invited to make comment.

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