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‘Idle No More’: Hunger-striking Attawapiskat chief vows to ‘die’ for her people as aboriginal protes

Dec 17, 2012 15:01

'Idle No More': Hunger-striking Attawapiskat chief vows to 'die' for her people as aboriginal protests spread

OTTAWA - Aboriginal Affairs Minister John Duncan is offering to meet this week with a northern Ontario chief who embarked on a hunger strike Tuesday out of frustration with the federal government.
( Trigger warning for racism/discrimination... )

discrimination, fail, oppression, canada, first nations, civil rights, fuckery, hunger, race / racism, *trigger warning: racism, activism, indigenous people

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soleiltropiques December 19 2012, 18:25:05 UTC

IAC. What you said! ;)

toraguru December 21 2012, 02:35:03 UTC

The complete contempt, lack of respect, and blatant racism Canadians show for Aboriginals is so mind boggling to me. Not one person in my area would ever call a black person the N-word (to their face, at least), but have no problem telling the "Indians" that they are "dirty, lazy, stupid thieves living off welfare and a disgrace to even be in their privileged white presence".