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Allies & accomplices

“If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time; but if you are here because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together.”
Aboriginal activists group, Queensland, 1970s, see: Lilla Watson


Lynn Gehl's "Ally Bill of Responsibilities" contains 16 points.  Here are the first two.  You can read the complete Bill here.  
"1. Do not act out of guilt, but rather out of a genuine interest in challenging the 
larger oppressive power structures; 

2. Understand that they are secondary to the Indigenous people that they are 
working with and that they seek to serve. They and their needs must take a 
back seat"  

Allyship - The Anti-Oppression Network
includes sections on the roles and responsibilities of allies​
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“How can I help” answered concretely - âpihtawikosisân (Chelsea Vowel)

So You Call Yourself an Ally: 10 Things All ‘Allies’ Need to Know - Jamie Utt


Accomplices NOT Allies: Abolising the Ally Industrial Complex - Indigenous Action Media

Related Resources
Allyship & Solidarity Guidelines - Unsettling America
a collection of statements, guidelines, tips and principles for allyship and solidarity work that centres Indigenous peoples and is focused on radical change

Dear Ally, Solidarity, Reconciliation Worker - by Lynn Gehl

11 Things White People Can Do to Be Real Anti-Racist Allies - Kali Holloway

From Truth Telling to Land Return: 4 Ways White People Can Work for Indigenous Justice by Jamie Utt


CBC Radio's Unreserved - episode on allies [short articles and audio of the interviews]
Aired February 7, 2016.  Featured interviews with David Suzuki, John Ralston Saul, groundworkforchange.org co-founder Monique Woroniak and anti-racist educators Elizabeth Gouthro and Verna St. Denis.
This site is based out of Winnipeg, Manitoba on Treaty 1 Territory and the Homeland of Métis Nation. Groundwork for Change is a website only. It is not an organization.  You can read a copy of the original intention and vision for the site here.  Visit ABOUT THIS SITE to find out more about the site and its goals.  All work on the site is done with volunteer labour. ​
  • WELCOME
    • ABOUT >
      • What are the goals of this site?
      • Who is this site meant for?
      • Who created and updates this site?
      • Are there other sites I should check out? (Answer: Yes!)
    • Great websites to learn more
    • Wet'suwet'en Strong
    • #LoveforTina - Information & Solidarity Resources
    • #justiceforColten
  • GETTING STARTED
    • TERMS & CONCEPTS >
      • What is settler colonialism?
      • What about racism and forms of racism?
      • What is an "ally"?
      • What does "settler" mean?
      • What is White privilege? White fragility?
      • Does reverse racism exist? What about being "colour blind"?
      • What is decolonization?
      • What is meant by Indigenous sovereignty?
      • Have a question about other terms?
    • SOME BASICS >
      • Terminology
      • Urban Indigenous Peoples-Winnipeg focus
      • First Nations Communities in Manitoba
      • The Inuit
      • Two-Spirit
      • The Métis
      • Treaties
      • The Indian Act
      • The Royal Proclamation; The Constitution; The Charter of Rights and Freedoms
      • Major Inquiries and Reports
  • ISSUES & TOPICS
    • Residential Schools
    • The Sixties Scoop
    • Missing and Murdered Women, Girls and Two-Spirit
    • Taxation, Funding & Myths
    • Child Welfare Systems
    • Aboriginal Title; Land and Water Rights
    • Treaty Land Entitlement; Urban Reserves
    • Cultural Appropriation
    • On settler claims to Indigenous identity
    • Rooster Town
    • Shoal Lake Water
    • On the International Stage
    • Canada 150 - Indigenous Perspectives
  • KEEP ON LEARNING
    • Great websites to learn more
    • Having crucial conversations
    • Recommended Reads