Working Class History E89: Indigenous resistance since 1992, part 2
Aug 21, 2024
Gord Hill, Kwakwakaʼwakw author and activist known for 500 Years of Indigenous Resistance, walks through three decades of Indigenous resistance since 1992. He covers deadly repression of land defenders in Latin America. He revisits Standing Rock and Elsipogtog, Mi’kmaq fisheries conflicts, language revival, land acknowledgements, Land Back origins, and links resistance to climate survival.
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Ecuadorians Shut Down The Capital
- In Ecuador 2019, indigenous-led protests shut down transport and pressured the government to restore fuel subsidies.
- The Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities forced televised negotiations and a government concession.
Pandemic Spurred Indigenous Self-Organization
- COVID-19 disproportionately killed Indigenous elders and threatened cultural knowledge, but spurred self-organized mutual aid and early vaccine rollouts.
- Hill credits tribal responses with later achieving the highest vaccination rates among Native Americans.
Mi'kmaq Fisheries Confrontation
- Mi'kmaq fishers have faced decades of violent opposition from settlers and enforcement agencies over treaty fishing rights.
- Recent years have seen attacks, arson, and confrontations as the Mi'kmaq assert traditional fisheries.
