China is Manipulating Canada’s First NationsPosted by Ahni on September 3, 2010 at 4:18pm 3 comments 224 views
There is some concern among Tibetan solidarity activists that First Nations in Canada are being used to help China legitimize their ongoing campaign to extinguish the Tibetan People.
According to a recent article on Tibet Truth, "In August 2010 a delegation of Chinese government officials and businessmen representing 'tourist enterprises' from so-called Qinghai Province (actually a region comprised of Tibetan lands known as Amdo and Kham) were part of a trade mission that targeted a group of Canada's native peoples. The delegation visited the Stó:lo Nation in a cynical effort to see how profit could be maximised from exploiting native culture through tourism."
"In a calculated political move", the article explains, "communist China’s regime has often sought to link the issues and challenges experienced by first peoples of North America with Tibetans, using the history of the oppression of native peoples as a rebuke to criticism from the United States over the plight of Tibetans under Chinese occupation."
The irony is almost too much to bare, since there are many similarities between Tibetans and Indigenous Peoples in Canada. For instance, in both cases the original inhabitants' lands were occupied by colonialist powers and the people themselves were/are subjected to a full-spectrum assault that includes: forced sterlization, segregation camps, the prohibition of cultural practices, the banishment of Traditional governments and direct violent confrontation (such as the one that took place one week ago, when the Chinese military opened fire on a crowd of peaceful Tibetan protesters, killing four and wounding at least 30.)
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