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MEDIA INDIGENA 282

Added 2022-02-10 07:34:50 +0000 UTC

Troubles with Truckers / MI 282

ON THIS WEEK'S INDIGENOUS ROUNDTABLE:

The occupation of Ottawa. As truckers and others continue to crash Canada's capital and beyond, it’s striking (if not surprising) to watch how these protests have been handled—or not—providing a stark contrast to the often paramilitarized approach taken to Indigenous-led direct actions. Remember the outcry over critical infrastructure, said to be under siege by extremist Indian insurgents? Perspective is everything it seems, and amidst multiple cities' ongoing troubles with truckers, we share ours.

Joining host/producer Rick Harp this week are Ken Williams (assistant professor with the University of Alberta’s department of drama) and Kim TallBear (professor in the Faculty of Native Studies at the University of Alberta). Our conversation took place the afternoon of February 8, 2022.

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LINKS REFERENCED / CONSULTED THIS EPISODE:

• "Why some Indigenous people support the trucker convoy—and why others watch it with dismay" APTN Nation to Nation

• "Pandemic frustration may be running high, but more don’t side with the so-called 'Freedom Convoy': 3 Feb. 2022 poll Abacus Data

• "Big city [Ottawans] experiencing the terror of rural racism ... years of not saying anything didn’t protect you." @diandra4kainai

• "The Trucker Convoy Is Not A Workers’ Revolt" Passage

• "Statement by Canadian Trucking Alliance President on Ottawa Protests" CTA

• "The Real Enemy for Truckers is Covid-19" Teamsters Canada

• "Ottawa Truckers Convoy Recap" Police on Guard for Thee

• Tweet: "#FreedomConvoy2022 desecrating our drums and songs..." @Napeykan

• Tweet: "Governments not dealing with Indigenous Rail blockades and TMX protestors with firmness invite the disgusting anti vaccine protests..." @ujjaldosanjh

• "Overview of the Gustafsen Lake Stand-off" [sic] indigenousfoundations.arts.ubc.ca

• "The Siege of Ottawa," by Pam Palmater The Breach