‘Decolonizing Another Campus’

The structural racism that segregated aboriginals in the 1867 BNA Act continues to be practiced by Canadian institutions – and they still think that ‘It’s for their own good’. Now, aboriginal racial nationalists also agree. Why can’t students of aboriginal heritage be regarded — and treated — as unique individuals rather than as members of a racial collective?

“On March 6, 2018, Acadia University President Dr. Peter Ricketts released Acadia’s ‘decolonization’ strategy, opening new doors for ‘indigenous’ students and scholars and new opportunities for collaboration with neigbouring Mi’kmaq communities and their leaders.