George Nelson @gnelsonII Twitter profile

Pinned Tweet

George Nelson

4 years

It has been asked of me whether I see systemic racism in Canada and I do. This will be a thread, "I see it..." #IseeIt 1/17

47

98

183

Last Seen Profiles

@stwmaniax

@GoldsmithsSU

@SoyAlbertoMX

@DoginalsOink

@KokiBabii

@carigurusejati

@hxpwwq

@ZaenalSiswanto

@jandakembangstw

@DChinooooo

@melhoresdomundo

@wiwi_mpd

@LexStayTogether

@yurei_kitsune

@princefuj

@DrJudyAMikovits

@Milb_players

@maricarmencv57

@msgalinal

@galery_basah10

@whotfischrisidk

@mrabaalkheil

@ernesto_mendez

@jandakembangstw

@L54Ta

@stwmaniax

@MarcePinel

@zyairaxamera

@dardartOW2

@irisscentbreeze

@muPO4cQEscmqFxa

@paylasimyerim

@doiehart

@hightexh4000

@emagonzalez___

@matheuspatriots

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

14

495

3K

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

Seven thousand nine hundred and twelve. 7912 It started as #215ChildrenAndCounting and we’re still counting. We’re still here, the Children’s Story will no longer be hidden.

18

863

2K

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

Not a single priest or nun that abused First Nations children in Canada's residential school system was charged with a crime. 2800+ children murdered and no one went to jail. #canadiangenocide

17

802

1K

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@sarah_ogun It has been said on Twitter that yesterday's KKK is the police force of today. I think that is pretty valid statement given what we've been seeing since 2016.

7

72

1K

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@Kokomothegreat @realDonaldTrump What a world we live in. Not only does a Twitter Friend call out the 45th POTUS by calling him a shitsplash!! I have to agree with the sentiment!! What a world. LOL

15

25

460

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

10 months

This is Canada. Don’t look away.

9

244

491

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@vrjrdgstknng Saw it in another tweet as such:

5

117

330

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

Ever wonder why they feel a statue is more important when actual Colonizers were doing this to our Ancestors?

3

36

248

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

@sammymarie It’s pretty clear that the pope’s visit was performative. Meant to usher in a new age of acceptance while ignoring the problem. As usual.

2

15

228

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

You know out of 139 residential schools across Canada they have found approx 10 thousand children in 11 schools still 128 schools to go… We cannot forget these little ones who are still trying to get home. #215ChildrenAndCounting #TheyFoundUs #BringThemHome

6

60

202

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

There's always a tweet.

8

97

204

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@Evander61684478 @comradecamgirl They even have a name or term for it. “Exotic” Like they Women they fetishize weren’t born here but born in some exotic paradise. Brought here for their pleasure. Grossed myself out. These guys are pigs.

5

4

187

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@PabloRomeroArt Why is she sexualized and drawing attention to her breasts? Is this how you see Indigenous Women? No its just a commission right? Your client's commission is yet another fetishization of the Indigenous Woman & your "work" is the literal representation of it. I agree, delete!!

11

16

185

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@Stacey_Coates I relish the day when someone is pulled aside and told, "I know you're a white supremacist, I've chosen not to say anything to the rest of the school but know this, step out of line and you're gone. This will be better for us all." Thank you for taking a stand. *stands with*

1

6

186

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

5

59

180

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@Tigerlily007 @Delta Sue. Cite their regulations on luggage and see if there is anything that speaks to religious or cultural artifacts. Go from there.

1

2

168

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

Your homework for today is to list both the positives and negative of churches burning on Reservations.

The Beaverton

@TheBeaverton

3 years

Catholic church asked to keep in mind the good arson has done

38

673

2K

7

28

163

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

@danblackroyd @perron_elaine They really haven’t grown as a People. They’re still saying the same things they’ve been saying for centuries. They have been assimilated into the myth of white exceptionalism thinking they are above all others or are the only ones capable of knowledge. #CognitiveDissonance

3

18

157

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@jjhorgan From 1936-1950 the Department of Indian Affairs Portfolio was held by the Department of Mines and Resources. Respect and Understanding were never a part of the equation.

0

26

136

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@Readingisahobby @pookietooth @AuthorKimberley @wvEsquiress Oh this pisses me off. "A good one" and it is not lost on me that in Netflix limited series, The Ted Bundy Tapes, a judge in that case said the same damn thing to Ted Bundy! White privilege judges need sensitivity training otherwise they should potentially lose their bench.

8

12

127

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

As I said, Canada was painted orange for Canada Day 2021.

2

18

127

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

Retweeting for those that want to #bringbackdoncherry because it needs to be seen and if you still want to ignore Canada's Racism, by all means, keep using the hashtag. Don Cherry is pretty much the poster boy for Canada's Racism now that I think about it...

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

The times have indeed changed. It is no longer "that's just Don being Don..." because as this article points out: "If hockey truly is a reflection of our society, then it highlights the enduring Canadian problem of ignoring racism." That analogy is absolute. Enough is enough.

0

7

21

16

14

118

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@trapdinawrpool @AllysonPayment The fact that the BLOC politician gestured with a "brush off" would have ticked me off as well. THAT if anything should have been the call to decorum not the reaction!! This is the Institutionalized Entitled I speak of and it happens in our house, the House Of Commons. #Racist

0

16

121

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

White entitlement is very much #infantile isn't it? LOL

1

30

120

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@DaxGigandet Clear and Present Danger

2

1

113

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@sciam We knew. The staff/faculty of those “schools” knew. The Government knew. The RCMP knew. The Church knew. Yet... Our Elders today who were Children then, they knew more than we can imagine.

6

21

103

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

#accountability #consequences

2

43

105

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@digisharon @joelockhart I am not fragile and that was a meltdown. A presidential meltdown. The way he tried to appear "nice" is absurd. Not as absurd as those who are defending him though.

1

0

95

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

@TheEagleist Pardon the language but…

2

15

100

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@dstiddypop43 Being held accountable.

4

2

89

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

So far that is three for three? Of the 139 residential schools checked for the remains of Children, each one has the remains of Children buried there. Whether they fit the narrow minded world view of colonizers of not, no school should need it's own burial ground.

Lucas Brown Eyes

@LucasBrownEyes

3 years

A third school found the remains of Native children buried under their school. Think about that. Hundreds of bodies of children are being found. That’d be massive news if it wasn’t Native kids. Where is the outrage? Where is the support? Why doesn’t anyone care?

941

81K

253K

2

37

98

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

Plastic is white supremacy manifested in capitalism. Cheap, sold as an easy solution but absolutely deadly to some, amounts to garbage and is everywhere. Literally killing the Planet.

4

10

89

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

The cognitive dissonance of white supremacy. LOL

5

31

90

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

Hey 🇨🇦, you okay? It’s been over five months since the unmarked graves of #215ChildrenAndCounting were uncovered at a residential “school”. “News” has moved on, you can let your belly out now. #Narrative Holy smokes that was a close one, you almost had to face accountability!

5

32

88

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

I am old enough to remember when we used to paint the town red. Canada Day 2021 I am so happy to see the day we painted the country orange. This was taken the other day but there have been many of these sunsets of late.

6

14

90

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

Hey Colonizer, I get that you see your history as some heroic, save the world, "good" shepherd saving the flock dare I say godly mission that you succeeded in but let's face it. If anything, it is #Imaginary I've said it before & I'll say it again. Perspective is everything.

4

33

85

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

139 Schools. Search them all and don't leave it up to the Indigenous Nations those schools were on. This is a National Issue that both the Fed/{rov Governments need to own up to. Send those Children home.

TikTok · Little_Nish

98.7K likes, 2622 comments. “#nativetiktoks #louder #residentialschool”

www.tiktok.com

2

42

89

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@sarah_ogun Trump can't decide which portrait to use because they're all the best portraits in the history of portraits.

1

2

84

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@Terrilltf Birth Alerts.

4

10

85

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@RealMuckmaker @Po_st Don't threaaten me with a good time. LMAO That's all I could think of after reading that tagline. LOL

1

4

69

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@macleans @AndrewScheer Good Lord is he & the Conservative Party ever THICK Headed. Hypocrisy!! One group of individuals, based on the system they created is getting rich, no one else. The fact that he is trying to vilify Indigenous Communities for being where they have been "put" is as #StupidAsHeIs

3

9

81

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@JewelStaite Water spray bottle, fill it with water and add a special ingredient that turns the water into monster/ghost/whatever repellant. Set to mist and have child spray the corner, if it doesn't work after a few applications...then, sell house?

3

1

79

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@JohnsonHildy He's right I suppose about one thing. The whole World is indeed laughing. I mean he lost an election rigged in his favor. LMAO

0

5

76

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

The use of the term “cultural genocide” is in fact genocide. Continued. To this day. It is meant to minimize the atrocities of colonization. One that meets the criteria and a criteria that was born BECAUSE of the genocide. Those who deny can keep to your ignorance.

2

18

70

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@ethan_brashear @big_bisquick @sarah_ogun Emboldened was the point. Racism has always been here, been getting worse as evidenced by the white nationalists shooting up the place. In this environment are the police who feel they are above the law and Judge Whitey confirms that. The knee in broad daylight is bold indeed.

0

68

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

Yep, taught wrong. White exceptionalism is wrong, scholastics for the most part is wrong & the some of those PhD’s are in propaganda.

2

26

69

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

This is Canada where mines and resources come in to remote areas (near Indigenous Communities), run/maintain mines/camps with clean drinking water…POISON the water for the communities then leave only to call mitigation of their mess, “complex”. Make no mistake, systemic racism.

Dale Smith

@journo_dale

3 years

If the remaining boil water advisories could have been solved by money, they would have been solved by now. They are complex problems in remote communities with logistical challenges to transport materials to. #Elxn44

223

224

820

5

38

74

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

They call it “progress” but clearly it is greed and ego perpetuating the fallacy of white saviourship.

2

19

66

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@sciam The rest of you are probably just finding out for the first time please be mindful of the Elders and their Families. I can’t express this enough, leave them alone. If you must deny genocide, talk to me otherwise you’re just out to re-traumatize with your nonsense.

1

15

70

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

These are always great. Forget packing, yet outta here *ucker! LOL

0

17

69

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@toniromiti Revisionist intensifies.

0

56

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

For backstory, this is the image from the original tweet:

3

26

66

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

If they are okay with saying such things in public, imagine behind closed doors under the cover of darkness in those “schools”... Winnipeg Catholic priest accuses residential school survivors of lying about abuse for money

4

14

68

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@bruno196 @TheAgentNDN The need for colonizer validation is getting hilarious. Actually, more sad really. Centuries they had & still to this day, colonizers & settlers fight for relevancy. Kind of tough when to do when the only thing they bring to the table is the self proclaimed exceptionalism.

1

3

60

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

From FB: Credit: Shawn Carr

0

15

68

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@APTNNews If this is the Kamloops case, it is more than the ministry workers that need attention. As I understand it, a HOSPITAL WORKER made the report of neglect. The very same employee whose job it is to provide care! Made a report of neglect! Sickening. Welcome Home Baby H.

1

6

61

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

1 year

Refused to apologize. Meaning he stated this out loud, in a public setting… …where there are cameras. Yet he refused to apologize for his comment. The hypocrisy is maddening. #NeverVoteConservative

Pierre Poilievre

@PierrePoilievre

1 year

Black History Month in Canada is a time to celebrate the contributions & achievements of Black Canadians that have blessed our country & helped shape it into a land of freedom. From business to politics to sports, let's take this opportunity to recognize & uplift their legacy.

427

88

909

51

36

69

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

@mommamia1217 @BillyBaldwin

2

27

62

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

Colonizer 101 “Possession is nine tenths of the law.”

6

11

60

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@jannarden @canadagoose I would think that if it was sourced from a Native Person practising their traditional food preservation then it isn't as unethical as getting it from The Bay.

1

0

64

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

Fuck Tim Horton's. pass it on.

2

26

59

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

These protocols are no doubt foreign to those not in the know. Such is multiculturalism but without a doubt, a Culture is defined in part on how it deals with death. We don't use fireworks for example to honor a loved one who has passed. We show respect. #CancelCanadaDay

4

14

58

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@itsJeffTiedrich You’re giving him too much credit. Wiring implies engineering and that requires an intellect he clearly does not have. Rat’s nest?

1

57

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@AngelaBelcamino BodyShamers operate at the level of their intellect. If they only see your outer dermis, their intellect is only skin deep. Beauty is to the bone, inner beauty is innate. BodyShamers do not appreciate the complexity of who we are as human beings, surface dwellers have no depth

4

52

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@MumilaaqQaqqaq Thank you so much ten full minutes of powerful words and for your strength to walk in their House as their Peer. Clearly they have much work to do and even learn. Your Light will forever shine with this speech. Thank you so much for everything that you persevered.

0

6

59

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

- Displaced Indigenous Communities - Forced Migration - Aging infrastructure left unattended - Clean up costs passed on by Industry - RCMP Thuggery - Elders Arrested - Social Services/Apprehensions - Rotting wells, toxic zones Yeah that is a record to be proud of. NOT! #cdnpoli

Oil Sands Action

@OilsandsAction

4 years

Global oil demand increased by more than 10 million barrels per day over the past decade. The world needs more 🇨🇦 energy, we are a responsible producer with a record we can all be proud of.

18

74

324

1

27

53

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@AngelaBelcamino #FauxAuthority The lot of them with their "expertise". That expertise apparently being able to shill for dollars... Snake Oil anyone?

0

1

54

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@DanDanTransient Singing and dancing is witchcraft? LOL Oh!! It's the drums, they're still irrationally afraid of the drums. I mean its not like we eat bread symbolizing cannibalism, or drink wine for the same reason. LOL I was an altar boy, I can say that. The drums!

4

2

59

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@shane_burley1 As per the status quo, bring forward only what you want from the past (like the Black Panthers), mix in something a little more contemporary but absolutely ignore the actual cause. The FBI isn't very intelligent if they're still pushing the black identity extremist trope.

3

56

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@SpookyAnarchist When your entire history has been The Cause of Death and Atrocity, the one time it happens to you... It's all they have?

0

3

53

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

The colonizers language is limited. Like this Plato account. Just because the old white guy couldn't listen to anyone he thought was below his standing, the village or Kahnata somehow became the name of the country we now known as Canada.

Plato

@soc_justice1

3 years

@mlmartens how did Indigenous language convey these “complex” thoughts when there was ,NO WRITTEN form of the language when white settlers ,arrived you are full of it

6

0

4

3

52

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

I don't know about u but I have to finish a book before I start another 1. Respect to those reading more than 1 book at a time. I finally finished the book I was reading so its time to start on #TweetingTruthToPower - @CyrusMMcQueen My pepperoni pizza bookmark has a new home.

4

7

56

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

5 years

@Kokomothegreat @realDonaldTrump At the risk of starting another gif war, I will just say, love that gif! LOL

0

54

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the Federal Government going back seven times to fight Indigenous Children in court rather than do their due diligence. 4/17

7

9

55

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@ethan_brashear @big_bisquick @sarah_ogun His instinct aside, I am sure he was trained to ensure that Life is not threatened by their efforts to control the situation. If your thoughts on this are true, he had no business in policing BECAUSE he did not let up and you state it was a bad decision as well.

1

0

51

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

#NativeTwitter Been a while, a LOT going on but I wanted to take this opportunity & I wanted to express my gratitude for so many of you who have endeavored to educate others on what is going on in our lives. It is difficult for so many who simply will not understand. 1/2

1

10

54

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

11 months

We are still here.

3

9

51

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it written into the language of The Indian Act, language from the 1800's which carries that mentality forward. 2/17

5

6

54

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the notion that all Indigenous Peoples from Infants to Elders are Wards of The Government that need to be taken care of. The White Savior mentality is thick here. From Womb To Tomb. 11/17

3

8

54

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

So yes. in response to the question of whether I see Systemic Racism in Canada. Yes. I see it. #IseeIt 17/17

5

6

53

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@Terrilltf @Pontifex Crimes have been committed, remains found. The FedGov not taking the Church to task, allowing them to destroy and hide evidence is very telling. This isn’t complicity, this is criminal involvement.

2

17

53

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

Full disclosure, I saw this on fb and had to bring it over because mass graves, families mourning children they never saw again, priest burning a baby alive and so many horrific stories that go untold because POLITE SOCIETY doesn’t have what it takes to be held accountable. =(

2

9

50

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the unspoken tradition of high fives from a couple of backbenchers when UNDRIP is voted down. Yet again. It's celebrated. 3/17

4

8

52

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the ER's where a diabetic Indigenous Person is turned away for being "drunk" and they don't survive. It's in the healthcare system, the judicial system, the education system... #Systemic #RacismInCanada #CanadianGenocide 19/19

2

13

52

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the fact that the Priests and Nuns that ran those residential schools abused and murdered children and there was what, maybe one priest who faced justice? They got away with their crimes. The Doctrine of Discovery? 13/17

2

7

52

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

This hits. Hard.

2

11

49

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

1 year

@EvanAKilgore @Autumnbd1 Double speak. It’s never the intention, that’s the point. You get to frame your “alarm” of a message , maybe rage farm a bit but never give thought to those you impact until they speak up. Then you play the “…never my intention…” card.

1

2

51

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the Culture of rape that exists around our #StolenSisters and MMIWG, a culture that has always been a side effect of colonization. Always. That colonial mindset is what gets our Sisters killed. 14/17

2

8

48

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the push back on the Truth & Reconciliation, MMIWG Reports & outright denial of genocide. This is a part of the narrative that denies genocide and tries to explain it away. To lessen it because 3rd degree murder is better than 2nd degree murder. Apparently. 12/17

4

8

50

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the presence of the RCMP when Social Workers do their Investigation and Intake. The RCMP carry on that tradition still of taking children away from their Families. 8/17

5

7

49

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

Dear Colonizers, Read. Learn. Don’t correct. These stories aren’t yours to centre yourself around with your hot take/expertise. These stories are theirs and they have been shared with us all. Appreciate the gift of knowledge.

Brandi Morin

@Songstress28

2 years

For anyone doubting the enormous tragedy of residential schools, here is a thread of links to some of my work over the last few years featuring the stories of survivors. From children bones returned home to running away & watching your friend die:

5

96

202

1

10

46

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

I see it in the deaths of: - The Jack Family - Colten Bushie - Tina Fontaine - Rodney Levi - Chantel Moore - Regis Korchinski Paquet ...and the aggressive arrests of so many this past two weeks and hundred years...to name but only a few. 15/17

6

7

48

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

2 years

@longpointer @TheAgentNDN Wow. Perhaps you are just reaching but I am glad to see you know what an Elder is in Indigenous Culture. Here’s something you missed tho, an indigElder does not get vile, mean and cognitively dissonant when challenged on their colonial mindset. Does not assume titles either.

1

45

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

@MaximeBernier Fear. Fear is what defines you, your party and your supporters. Irrational fear of drums in the distance, losing what you stole. Most of all, realizing that you are not as exceptional as you have been taught. That the racism you’ve been taught is nonsense, to put it politely.

3

13

46

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

6 months

@SimonHenshall When a white guy leads off with, “most” he really is just speaking for himself.

3

2

46

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@big_bisquick @sarah_ogun How many active shooters during Obama’s term vs Trump’s? #Emboldened

0

1

41

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

@grantstern @Patrice_Brost1 Fox Entertainment, Not News.

2

1

45

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

4 years

Settlers were always the savages.

Delores Schilling

@DelSchilling

4 years

Think about the word "Savage". Murdering ppl for being Native is a Savage act. Being Native isn't. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

6

47

155

3

8

47

George Nelson

@gnelsonII

3 years

I’ve endeavoured to keep my Family from the vitriol of the accounts I engage with but a milestone is a milestone. Happy 20th Anniversary to my Beloved Wife. I love you Hon.

13

0

44