SETTLER COLONIALISM A PERSEVERING INJUSTICE, THE RESPONSIBILITY TO CONTEST IT, AND SETTLER ALLIES' USE OF MEDIA TO DISSEMINATE A COMPETING DISCOURSE: THE CASE OF ASINABKA

Abstract

Colonialism may seem a thing of the past, harking back images of European powers in Asia or Africa. However, colonialism perseveres, particularly in the form of settler colonialism in states like Canada and Australia. Settler colonialism entails illegitimate capture of land and erasure of Indigenous peoples from those lands. Some settlers are awakening to the ongoing injustices and their responsibility to support Indigenous peoples. This article uses one case of settler allies in Ottawa who struggle to thwart colonialism and support Algonquin people. In so doing, they attempt to use the media to counter the hegemonic logic of settler colonialism.