*This episode includes mentions of gendered medical abuse*.
Last episode, we discussed the history of Sister Kate's Children's home and the policy of forced removal of Aboriginal children from their families, which officially ended in the 70’s and 80’s, but in reality continues to this day through policing and carceral racism.
Over the other side of the world, In Nunarput, or so called Greenland, the Inuit people are experiencing their own stolen generation through the continuing genocidal policies of their coloniser Denmark.
The Inuit are Indigenous to several regions in the arctic including Nunarput, northern areas of Turtle Island and Chukotka north of Russia. Nunarput was formally colonised by the kingdom of Denmark and Norway in 1721, it was transferred to Danish rule when the kingdom separated in 1814. Nunarput officially ended its status as a colony of Denmark in 1953, and gained ‘home rule’ in 1979 and a referendum in 2009 gave the island ‘self government’. However foreign policy, defense and security are still controlled by Denmark, and the government of Nunarput is still largely made up of Danish settlers.
In this episode Mell speaks to Michael Bro, an Inuit and 2SLGBTQIA+ advocate who has been outspoken on issues concerning the rights of Inuit people across the arctic as well as his homeland of Nunarput.
If you want to know more about Inuit struggles, follow Michael on instagram @michaelsevvv and check out the resources on his linktree.
Check out the film ‘Orsugiak - Greenland’s White Gold’, a documentary by Inuit about the exploitation of Nunarput resources.
gofundme campaign to help bring Inuit kids back to their parents
Petition to bring Keira Kronvold’s baby home
This episode was made on Wurundjeri land, this land was invaded, stolen and remains under occupation. Colonial violence continues, as does Indigenous resistance.
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