Colonial Radicals
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Posted by Tyson Yunkaporta Jun 30, 2006 |
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Often western radicals will integrate Indigenous groups into their causes, or even champion Aboriginal causes through their own struggles against the system. However, while well intended, this activism is often disempowering and even racist towards Aboriginal people, resulting in the same kind of dispossession as that inflicted by colonial governments.
This by no means includes all of these groups - many organisations have very strong anti-colonial ideologies that are very supportive of our interests. However, the following series of articles examines the flawed and damaging beliefs that underlie the efforts of many radical groups in the areas of conservationism, marxism, feminism and new-age spirituality.