Episode 42: Settler colonialism, capitalism and Indigenous liberation: An Indigenous marxist view


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Jun 16 2024 47 mins   19
Settler colonialism, capitalism and Indigenous liberation: An Indigenous marxist view


The Palestine solidarity movement has drawn more attention to the concept of settler colonialism, which growing numbers of people have been using to name the oppression of Indigenous nations on Turtle Island. John Carlson discusses "reconciliation," the relationship between settler colonialism and capitalism, and the political implications of their deep interconnectedness.


To learn more:


John Carlson, The Student Encampment Movement is Part of a History of Militant Struggle Against Settler Colonialism
https://www.midnightsunmag.ca/the-student-encampment-movement-is-part-of-a-history-of-militant-struggle-against-settler-colonialism/


A lot of writing by radical Indigenous authors (and more) can be found on Mike Gouldhawke's site:
https://mgouldhawke.wordpress.com


Links to a two-part interview with Sai Englert (author of a recent marxist book about settler colonialism), a response by Jordan Humphreys, and Englert's reply can be found here: Debate - a response on settler colonialism
https://www.rs21.org.uk/2024/05/12/debate-a-response-on-settler-colonialism/


Brian Ward. Are You A Settler?
https://newpol.org/issue_post/are-you-a-settler/
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David Camfield, Colonialism and the Working Class in Canada
https://www.prairiered.ca/archive/colonialism-and-the-working-class-in-canada