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A McMaster Indigenous Studies course that will take place inside the Grand Valley Institution for Women, a federal women’s prison in Kitchener, ON, marks the official launch of a project intended to increase access to post-secondary education for incarcerated Indigenous peoples.
Mascots and logos are examples of "cultural taxidermy," not just appropriation, argues Tim Thompson, an Ojibwa decolonization consultant and student in McMaster's Justice, Political Philosophy and Law program. His thoughts were recently published on the Salon website.
The course is an example of resurgent history, or the idea of focusing on Indigenous histories told from within the community as a powerful tool for self-determination and sovereignty.
