Unmasking Colonial Legacies in EDI Initiatives
In today’s climate of heightened scrutiny of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) initiatives, Indigenous and anti-colonial perspectives are urgently needed to clarify why dismantling colonial structures remains a critical priority. Contemporary movements to roll back or “take down” EDI efforts often fail to account for the underlying colonial frameworks that created and sustain systemic inequities. From the vantage point of an Indigenous legal scholar, EDI is necessary but insufficient by itself; it must be part of a broader anti-colonial project that targets colonial power relations at their root.
