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By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Settler colonialism and genocide against Indigenous people continue today, contend numerous contributors to On Settler Colonialism in Canada. \u201cI think it is a shock\u2026and it is this moment of clarity,\u201d said Emily Grafton of those claims. Grafton, who is M\u00e9tis, co-edited with David B. A. MacDonald the collection of 20 submissions to the book. MacDonald is Indo-Trinidadian and Scottish settler. Contributing writers are Indigenous, as well as White, Black, Asian, South Asian and Jewish settlers. They all bring unique perspectives to the subject matter. Settler colonialism as \u201ca structure and not an event\u201d is a statement put forward by scholar Patrick Wolfe in 2006, and a concept drawn on repeatedly by contributors. \u201cWhat Patrick Wolfe does\u2026(is) he offers this moment for people… <\/p>\n

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By Shari Narine, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Windspeaker.com Settler colonialism and genocide against Indigenous people continue today, contend numerous contributors to On Settler Colonialism in Canada. \u201cI think it is a shock\u2026and it is this moment of clarity,\u201d said Emily Grafton of those claims. Grafton, who is M\u00e9tis, co-edited with David B. A. MacDonald the collection of 20 submissions to the book. MacDonald is Indo-Trinidadian and Scottish settler. Contributing writers are Indigenous, as well as White, Black, Asian, South Asian and Jewish settlers. They all bring unique perspectives to the subject matter. Settler colonialism as \u201ca structure and not an event\u201d is a statement put forward by scholar Patrick Wolfe in 2006, and a concept drawn on repeatedly by contributors. \u201cWhat Patrick Wolfe does\u2026(is) he offers this moment for people... <\/p>\n

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