INDIGENOUS ALLYSHIP: AN OVERVIEW INTRODUCTION
Indigenous Allyship: An Overview
a relationship of mutual respect
This document will act as a resource for non-Indigenous people seeking to become allies to Aboriginal people. To help allies understand the struggle for decolonization and nationhood and what effective allyship to Aboriginal peoples means. The following document will provide a condensed summation of what academic and popular literature has to say about being an ally, including positive practices (what aspiring allies can do) and negative practices (approaches that are discouraged), and will conclude with a list of resources for further learning.
WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY • 2016
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