Seriously, very disturbing, seeing a lot of the #dehumanizing language & judgements used against Palestinian civilians & how very similar those same words & judgements were used by RCMP, BC NDP & Trudeau government - on many of my Indigenous land defender friends in BC, Canada. BC #FirstNations friends feel connections.
Huge reason why many Indigenous land defenders here & across world have united in support of Palestinians is because of understanding oppression by state, on their own lands.
If YOU, personally, have a problem with how many Indigenous elders are personally relating to Palestinians - you should go try & find time to sit & listen to why they feel upset & why they are choosing to support Palestinians.
Do not ever try to speak for an entire nation or peoples when you do not have any authority to do so. Go talk to the elders, directly. If they want to dismiss you - ask why & how you can earn your seat back. You can almost always earn way back.
This is similar advice to what my Jewish & Muslim friends here have been giving to people in their own communities & people outside of it because both communities have faced increased ignorant hate & anyone speaking out loudly for either has received increased hate attacks too. Please stop hurting fellow humans. Please remember our governments are the real enemies.
I spent 6 hours in Wsanec sweatlodge with 2 elders on weekend. I felt better after. They were the ones who brought up Palestinian oppression around the healing circle & again at night time ceremonies. They prayed for Palestine. They prayed for peace.