Canadian university department drops capitalization to resist ‘acknowledging’ oppressive power structures

Published September 3, 2021 3:41pm ET



An academic at a Canadian university joined the “lowercase movement” to fight against the oppression of indigenous people, she announced Monday.

Dr. Linda ManyGuns, associate vice president of indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Alberta, will only use capital letters when referring to the struggle for recognition indigenous people face.

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