Community worker Program, george Brown College
Reflection on Colonization & Decolonization
Worth: 5%
Format: Write 2-3 paragraphs answers for each question. Approximately 600 words
Excerpt from Community Worker Values:
Decolonization
Many current structures of oppression, particularly those impacting Indigenous and racialized populations, are rooted within centuries of European colonization of lands, resources, bodies and minds. Decolonization is about resisting colonial legacies and restoring Indigenous and racialized identities, histories and knowledges. It is about revitalizing communities through cultural renewal, self-determination and solidarity, while challenging worldviews founded within power, oppression and conquest. Decolonization is about transformation through liberation.
What is the biggest learning you took away from this week’s class?
If decolonization is about dismantling colonial systems of oppression, why is this important in the Canadian context?
If indigenization is about building new systems of reciprocity or mutuality, why is this important in the Canadian system?
What personal steps can you take towards reconciliation?
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