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Decolonizing Immigration

Guswenta Two Row Wampum Belt (cropped image), source: flickr (external link, opens in new window) 

In Canada, immigration and settlement are inherently related to Indigenous genocide, displacement, and land appropriation. Yet, in policy development and public debate, both topics are rarely connected with each other. This ongoing project seeks to address this gap.

In the Media

Acadmic Publications

Student Major Research Papers

  • Kaur, G. (2021) Re-assessing Early Sikh Migration Histories on Turtle Island: An Anti-C0lonial and Critical Solidarity Perspective.  
  • Grewal Gill, H. (2019) Decolonizing ‘Integration’: A Post-Colonial Analysis of Immigration ‘Integration’ in Canada and Germany.
  • Reesor, R. (2019) Canada’s Welcomers of Canada: Building Relationships between Newcomer Settlement Organizations and Indigenous Organizations and Peoples.
  • Dmytriw, A. (2016) Decolonizing Immigration: Addressing Missing Indigenous Persepctives in Canadian Immigration Policies.
  • Root, J. (2014) Bridging the Parallax Gap: Settler Colonialism and the Relationship between Indigenous Peoples and Racialized Migrants in Canada.  

Resources