Dr. Charlotte Loppie: Understanding the roots of anti-Indigenous and anti-Black racism

Dr. Charlotte Loppie is a Mi’kmaq/French Acadian scholar. She is a Professor in the School of Public Health and Social Policy and the Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Human and Social Development. Dr. Loppie’s guiding principle is to be of service to Indigenous communities, collectives and organizations. To that end, she has made it her life’s work to bring Indigenous peoples into research projects that touch their lives.

We discuss the fallacy of racial categories and hierarchies underpinning colonization and slavery. Charlotte describes the structural roots of racism  embedded in ideologies of white supremacy, capitalism, and patriarchy. Racism produces toxic environments of life threatening acute and chronic stress. Self reflection on social location, privilege, and whose land one is living on, can start raising awareness of the roots of racism.

Episode hosted by Dr. Carmen Logie. Supported by funding from the Canada Foundation for Innovation and Canada Research Chairs program. Original music and podcast produced by Jupiter Productions, who have various production services available to support your podcast needs.