Assembly of First Nations throws doors open for Pierre Poilievre

Pierre Poilievre was given time to speak at the most recent Assembly of First Nations general assembly. This demonstrates that there is a layer of Indigenous capitalists who are seeking rapprochement with the system to get a piece of the pie for themselves.

Embroiled in racism and corruption, Thunder Bay Police Service faces new calls to disband

“The Thunder Bay Police Service has turned into a cold-case factory.” 

This condemnation from Grand Chief Alvin Fiddler of the Nishnawbe Aski Nation was made amid what are just the most recent calls to disband the police service.

Indigenous liberation: capitalism or communism?

There’s a fifth column within the Indigenous movement. A layer of capitalist natives in alliance with the state are co-opting the struggle to divert it along a harmless path. 

Australia’s ‘Indigenous Voice’: Racism, reformism… or revolution?

On 14 October, Australians will vote on establishing a government advisory body for matters relating to the country’s Indigenous population, which would be enshrined in the constitution. At the time of writing, support for this ‘Indigenous Voice’ to parliament is languishing in the polls, much to the distress of the liberals. In reality, however, neither the government’s feeble, reformist Voice, nor the unvarnished racism of the opposition, offers anything to Australian workers, Indigenous or otherwise.

‘We are not trash’: Government refuses to search landfill for murdered Indigenous women

As if looking for the most sure-fire way to prove that they do not value the lives of Indigenous women any more than they value garbage, the Canadian state is currently involved in a morbid game of political hot potato to avoid searching the Prairie Green Landfill in Manitoba for the bodies of three Indigenous […]

Four years later, nothing has been done about missing and murdered Indigenous women

After the fourth anniversary of the report on missing and murdered Indigenous women, how many of the calls for justice have actually been fulfilled: 100? 50? 10? No. The answer is two out of 231.

Capitalists ignore suicide crisis in Indigenous communities

A mental health crisis is sweeping its way across Canada, with Indigenous groups facing the brunt of it.

Canadian state literally built on the bones of Indigenous people

A recent article by the CBC reveals that 330 Sussex Dr. in Ottawa—where the Parliament, the National Canadian Gallery, and the Canadian Royal Mint stand alongside other national landmarks—hides the horrors of Canadian history in its skeleton. The Global Centre for Pluralism, a government organization that conducts research on marginalization, released these findings about the […]

Capitalist media forgets James Smith Cree Nation stabbings

The recent stabbings at James Smith Cree Nation stands as one of the deadliest murder sprees in Canadian history. Such a senseless act of violence sent waves of shock and horror across the country. At least it did—for a few days. Despite the general public still having more questions than answers, media coverage has stopped […]

Truth and reconciliation impossible under capitalism

In the past few years, there has been a growing movement of solidarity with Indigenous struggles. From the rail blockades in 2020 to the toppling of colonial statues, there has been a historical turning point in the sentiment of the Canadian working class towards the Indigenous struggle. Faced with the pressure of a united class […]