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NEWS UNSETTLED | The word “genocide” is not up for debate

NEWS UNSETTLED | The word “genocide” is not up for debate

by Skye Lacroix | Nov 14, 2019 | News Unsettled, Opinions

Members of the Native Students Union. File photo by Belle White I find myself extremely frustrated that the use of the word “genocide” to describe the violence and oppression that Indigenous Peoples in so-called North America have experienced and continue to...

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