Something I recently wrote and has just been published:

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Cannibalizing Canada's Indigenous History

The provincial government has just released a proposal to replace the Royal British Columbia Museum in Victoria with a new building. Acting CEO Daniel Muzyka has told us that, "Decolonization of the museum's galleries is important and long overdue." But exactly like the popular reports on Native life in the Americas, the Museum has presented the public with a very selective story of life in...

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A lovely segment that speaks volumes: 

"A recent book developed out of a conference focused on the Tlingit people reveals the radically altered situation today. It includes fascinating insights into Native Alaskans and British Columbians as they speak to one another and to anthropologists. The familiarity and intimacy is immediate. The writers mostly know and address one another on a first name basis."

By contrast, because this is such a sensitive topic in these parts and many in Canada react so very badly to any criticism of Indigenous peoples and their brokers, I need to use a pseudonym.

"In most Native societies in Canada brides were bought. High status men brought presents, which would later often be reciprocated. Low status women were not likely to have relatives who could in any way protect them from what was in essence domestic slavery."

 HERE'S ANOTHER INTERESTING PART!