Robyn Green | Carleton University (original) (raw)
Robyn (she/her) is a settler scholar from Canada who is interested in the relationship between Harm Reduction and Fat Activist movements. Previous research interests includes: critical political economy, reparative justice and Indigenous-settler relations in Canada.
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The relationship between Indigenous peoples and the settler state remains fraught due to ongoing ... more The relationship between Indigenous peoples and the settler state remains fraught due to ongoing violence and mistrust. Numerous attempts have been made to ‘reconcile’ this
beleaguered relationship over the past three decades. Indigenous peoples have advocated
for the decolonization of the settler state and a suitable land base using the language of public investment. In response, settler governments reframe these requests as opportunities
for economic investment that is guaranteed to produce self-esteem and social inclusion for
Indigenous peoples. This article documents and problematizes an ideological shift whereby holistic decolonial approaches to reconciliation give way to an investment rationale that is
used to bypass demands for Indigenous peoples’ jurisdiction and self-determination. The
ramifications of this shift are examined in three ‘eras of reconciliation’ (Section 37 Constitutional Talks, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, reparations for Indian
residential school [IRS] Survivors) that also coincide with three types of investment: a) national; b) social; and c) therapeutic.
The relationship between Indigenous peoples and the settler state remains fraught due to ongoing ... more The relationship between Indigenous peoples and the settler state remains fraught due to ongoing violence and mistrust. Numerous attempts have been made to ‘reconcile’ this
beleaguered relationship over the past three decades. Indigenous peoples have advocated
for the decolonization of the settler state and a suitable land base using the language of public investment. In response, settler governments reframe these requests as opportunities
for economic investment that is guaranteed to produce self-esteem and social inclusion for
Indigenous peoples. This article documents and problematizes an ideological shift whereby holistic decolonial approaches to reconciliation give way to an investment rationale that is
used to bypass demands for Indigenous peoples’ jurisdiction and self-determination. The
ramifications of this shift are examined in three ‘eras of reconciliation’ (Section 37 Constitutional Talks, Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples, reparations for Indian
residential school [IRS] Survivors) that also coincide with three types of investment: a) national; b) social; and c) therapeutic.