Wolastoqey chiefs will not participate in systemic-racism inquiry (They want their own inquiry, without other races being included.)

CBC news ^ | Nov 24, 2021 | Hadeel Ibrahim

[jerod]

Chiefs say commission announced this year is no replacement for Indigenous-focused inquiry

Six Wolastoqey chiefs of New Brunswick say they will not participate in the provincial commission on systemic racism because it does not address racism against Indigenous peoples specifically.

For more than a year, after two Indigenous people were killed at the hands of police within one week, the chiefs have been calling for an independent inquiry into systemic racism against Indigenous people in the justice system.

Premier Blaine Higgs refused, saying there are many recommendations already made to address this issue and they just need to be implemented.

This year, the province announced the appointment of Manju Varma as an independent commissioner who is expected to report next year on systemic racism against Indigenous people, immigrants and people of colour in the province.

In a news release, the chiefs say they "stand firm" that a specific inquiry focusing on racism against Indigenous people needs to be held. They say the commission led by Varma is not a replacement for an Indigenous-focused inquiry.

"We have declined to participate in the Higgs government's ill-equipped and ineffective alternative to an inquiry into systemic racism against Indigenous people in New Brunswick," the news release says. "Participating would make us complicit in this government's efforts to sweep this complex, essential issue under the rug."...

[jerod]

Strange, but true... A commission (like the many nonsensical commissions that Canada creates yearly) is being assembled to address racism against Indigenous people, immigrants and people of colour in the province of New Brunswick, Canada... And the indigenous people want a separate commission that doesn't include other races... Isn't that 'Racist'?

[PeteB570]

Too bad there are no peoples indigenous to the Americas.

They who got here first want special rights based on when their ancestors got here.

[sourcery]

They’re just applying Critical Race Theory logic to the woke. It’s intersectionality in action: The higher your intersectionality score (”caste,” in Hindu terminology,) the greater your power and privilege.