Can colonialism be reversed? The UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides some answers

Dominic O'Sullivan

Can colonialism be reversed? The UN’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples provides some answers

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Can a state built upon the “taking of another people’s lands, lives and power” ever really be just?
Colonialism can’t be reversed, so at a simple level the answer is no.
But in my book, ‘We Are All Here to Stay’, published last week, I argue colonialism need not be a permanent state.
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, which New Zealand is currently thinking about implementing, shows how and why.

Original language	English
Specialist publication	The Conversation
Publication status	Published - 02 Oct 2020

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