Indigenous peoples’ leader Jenna Wirch
“It’s further colonization,” Wirch said of refugee resettlement. “We [Indigenous people] are further being displaced from our lands, from our food, from our waters. And it’s wrong.”
So things aren’t all sweetness and light for our neighbors to the north. (I have no doubt the same holds true to the south.)
Many arrived in Manitoba, whose capital Winnipeg has the largest Indigenous population of any Canadian city. The city also faces problems with violence, drugs and homelessness. [So of course it is the perfect place to insert Middle Eastern refugees!—-ed]
More @ Canada: Conflicts revealed between Indigenous people and refugees w/links to more.
