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Canada's Indigenous Solidarity with Palestine

JL;DR SUMMARY Canadian Zionist writer Masha Kleiner discusses a controversial library exhibit that linked Canada's Indigenous peoples with Palestinian solidarity, raising complex questions around expression, cultural sensitivity, and historical accuracy. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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CensorshipLibrariesCanadaPalestinian FlagHistorical AccuracyCultural SensitivityArt ExhibitsIndigenous SolidarityPublic Dialogue

Places mentioned

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
"In one of the Mississauga school libraries, all books published prior to 2008 were removed from the shelves."
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
"We have photos of Vancouver from the mid-20th century hanging on our walls."

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