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Poland: Deliberate Assimilation, Destruction of Families and Communities: US Government Is Researching the Past of Indian Boarding Schools*

Robin Koerner - May 22, 2022. Published in Gazeta Wyborcza

The conclusions of the preliminary report [...] paint a morbid picture of the federal system assimilating Indigenous peoples.

Canada: Gold of the Far West

Robin Koerner - October 14, 2021. Published in Le Devoir

In America, everyone invents themselves as they wish in order to become rich, no matter the cost to others.

China: US Colonial Crimes Are Too Numerous To Count

Robin Koerner - April 27, 2021. Published in Cankao

The history of America’s success is one of continuous colonial expansion, and the crimes it has committed during this process could be described as heinous and too numerous to count.

Brazil: Deb Haaland, an Indigenous and Green Voice in American Government

Robin Koerner - January 5, 2021. Published in El Pais

Mauritius: Of Dots and Feathers

Lalatendu Das - December 16, 2020. Published in Mauritius Times

After years of protest from Native American groups, the Cleveland Indians team has decided to stop calling itself the Indians. The name has been considered a racial slur.

China: On Racial Issues, America Should Do Some Self-Reflecting

Robin Koerner - September 14, 2020. Published in Huanqiu

Instead of inventing lies, they should take the time to reflect on their own country’s dark history of genocide and resolve the recurring problem of racism within the U.S.

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