FROM TURRRTLE ISLAND TO PALESTINE, OCCUPATION IS A CRIME! A quick and simple answer would be that, what’s happening in Palestine is the same as what has happened and is happening to our people here in Turtle Island. What has to be looked at is the politics of colonialism and settlerism. As Indigenous people we have endured centuries of genocide, ethnic cleansing, land theft and cultural devastation. As Haudenosaunee peoples we need not look too hard for these examples; we only need to look at the ethnic cleansing of our people in the 18th and 19th centuries from our homelands in what is now New York State. Our ancestors gave a name to George Washington, the first President of the USA, Ratinokwatek:a, village burner. Our Nakba (Catastrophe in Arabic) is not unique. There are many, too many, points in the history of Indigenous people in the Americas that mirror the genocide of Palestinians.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:21:23 +0000
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