ALL MOUTH AND NO EARS: SETTLERS WITH OPINIONS
[This is a slightly revised version of a piece that originally appeared on 19 September 2017 on theconversation.com; the original includes editorial links to additional content.] It’s a depressingly common experience for Indigenous people in Canada, and in other settler-colonial countries. It happens on a daily basis: at work with colleagues, in encounters with strangers, in news commentaries, in social media exchanges, and at parties when we just want to relax. It’s almost a…