Indigenous Lives Matter

Activists Cover Statue of Canada's First Prime Minister in Paint, Call for Its Removal
John A. Macdonald pushed for the creation of the residential school system, which has been called Canada's main tool for carrying out a "genocide" against Indigenous peoples.
By Jillian Kestler-D’Amours
Jun 16 2020

“It stands as a symbol of colonialism and the subjugation of Indigenous peoples. The Macdonald Monument celebrates an individual whose policies are directly responsible for the genocide of Indigenous peoples in Canada, and the celebration of white supremacy.”

“It’s almost like a slap in the face for all Indigenous people to walk by and know about all the harmful things he did to try to eradicate Indigenous people, and then to have to go to a school named Sir John A. Macdonald, or to see a big statue of him in a park,” she told VICE.

“It looks like you’re glorifying someone that (purposely) tried to get rid of Indigenous people.”

カナダでは残酷な先住民差別政策を推進した初代首相の銅像を撤去しろ、と。


Dashcam Video Shows Canadian Police Jump Tackling, Punching Indigenous Chief
Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation Chief Allan Adam and his lawyer say the violent arrest wouldn't have happened if Adam was white.
By Anya Zoledziowski
Jun 12 2020,



BLMと同じで、カナダでは、いまでも、警官が先住民に過剰な暴力をふるっているわけですね。