Decolonizing Antiracism

Part of a special issue on race, racism, and empire in the Canadian context. The writers explore the exclusion of Aboriginal peoples within anti-racism. Drawing on their own experiences as a member of Canada's indigenous population and an Indian immigrant, they highlight the two ways in which C...

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Authors: Lawrence, Bonita 1955- (Author) ; Dua, Enakshi 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2005
In: Social justice
Year: 2005, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 120-143
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Research
Decolonization
Intervention (International law)
Police surveillance
Ethnic Groups
Indigenous Peoples
Canada > Ethnic relations
Postcolonialism
Aboriginal Canadians
Racism
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Summary:Part of a special issue on race, racism, and empire in the Canadian context. The writers explore the exclusion of Aboriginal peoples within anti-racism. Drawing on their own experiences as a member of Canada's indigenous population and an Indian immigrant, they highlight the two ways in which Canadian anti-racism participates in colonial agendas. First, they maintain that it ignores the continued colonization of the indigenous population; and second, they suggest it fails to integrate an appreciation of Canada as a colonialist state into frameworks of anti-racism. The writers seek to decolonize anti-racism theory and begin formulating a framework that might make possible dialogue between anti-racist and Aboriginal activists.