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Plague Bearers

by Dysteria

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1.
Dominion 01:39
let the flood swell mythological reverence cedes all trace of reason and reaps false absolution “behold our glorious destiny” let the flood swell let the blood swell dominion and dominance murderous hubris if this pestilence is our end we’ll wash this land free of sin massacre without conscience as chosen ones we must complete god’s sacred goals of purity ordained to crush this blasphemy absolved
2.
Assimilate 02:12
purge their gods obliterate their spirits denigrate their sacraments silence their tongues banish ancient wisdom eradicate their history proclaim theirs backwards lives of beasts fracture the family desecrate communities institutionalise neglect a genocide to perfect a century, a tower of bones non compliance, perceived defiance will be met with cruelty and violence devastation, not assimilation cultivating fear is our legacy we share devastation's not assimilation devastation's not civilization forbid dignity, obliterate opportunity desecrate, obliterate, forbid
3.
Stolen 05:18
numbered like cattle legal wards of the state inmates and slaves a means to control a so-called inferior race an unconscionable fate isolation/humiliation/submission degradation/segregation/resignation worked like dogs electrocuted and restrained so no dignity could remain beat them black and blue free labour to berate stolen wards of the state “nurture isn't their nature their blood is tainted with failure” was our mandate for torture resistance comes with a prison sentence led to believe they were orphaned, abandoned internment camps always have mandatory attendance submission the key to cultural dominance humiliation, isolation destroying generations
4.
Graveless 03:46
mass graves paint the landscapes of centuries manifest destiny meant usurping land by all means necessary couldn’t begin to comprehend how many died at the hands of our bretheren buried bodies entombed truths unmarked graves obscures our abuse graveless industrial schools or death camps? i don't think torture counts as an education if diseases of squalor didn’t claim life first the clergy was happy to abide death’s thirst the statesmen never had that much to say the nightmare continues institutions with new names and our indifference is engrained
5.
Labrats 03:02
merely pawns of purposeful deprivation left to starve and wither not children, just experiments left to fend infectious disease contagion, another legion germ warfare “we’ll do best to extirpate this execrable race” a human inconvenience forever erased the gall is breathtaking, the entitlement is nauseating carved and sullied bled and bloodied just labrats studied the gall is breathtaking, the entitlement is nauseating women carved and children starved just labrats for our project
6.
Silence 03:02
isolate the mistakes so discomfort isn't a part of your day choose to look the other way and blame the victim a tacit support racism ignored whitewashed narrative a caste system lacking the will to end centuries of violence when self determination is a figment of imagination we're doomed to watch history repeating your ignorance brings you bliss never saw the story’s bullshit privilege born of violence privilege born of silence
7.
Missing 03:10
another woman’s missing and 1200s not a problem? when the fuck will we wake up and call it like it is? another man is missing and several thousand aren’t a problem? when the fuck will we wake up and own it like it is? violence begats violence and the story never changes violence begats violence and the law sees only worthless time the law sees only worthless time crooked in their hearts corrupted in their minds trauma spanning centuries forgotten children left to drown in the wake until we see the forest for the trees our hands are stained with blood our conscience littered with bodies the law sees worthless time and our lives ignore it each leaves love adding to eons of loss bodies without value is she next? we don’t care the blood is on our hands we don't care why? pure indifference we don't care
8.
money doesn't heal wounds ghosts are feasting on our apathy and an official apology is empty when actions don't reflect words when accompanied by hallow promises, opting out of duty you can never really, these wounds will never mend without acknowledgement with no justice, there will be no peace state violence and our compliance means no justice, no peace stifling inquiries and withholding documents it’s clear you have no interest in acknowledging your trespasses divide and conquer timelessly spineless ignoring treaties reconciliation is just a word to appease still stealing land “taming the west” a caste system financed cos misery is business these are human lives, not just stats these are human lives not just your fucking stats

about

‘Plague Bearers’ is an exploration of the colonial violence foundational to North America that remains endemic in Canadian society today. It is a deconstruction of the dominant and false narrative we're taught in the media and in school. It is told from the colonizer’s perspective because I am of a European settler-colonialist descent and a beneficiary of a white supremacy. It speaks of the colonial ideologies and policies that led to the residential school system and traces this deliberate attempt to eradicate the First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples through systemic abuse under the guise of “assimilation” and “civilization.” It speaks of the Canadian government, in league with various churches, purposefully hiding and continuing to withhold information pertaining to their program of ethnic cleansing. It speaks of my experiences growing up in an extremely racist society, oblivious to the true history of the treaty six and treaty four lands beneath me: the traditional territories of Cree, Assiniboine, Saulteaux, Chipewya, Nakota Sioux and Métis. I believe it is my responsibility - all settlers’ responsibility – to learn the truths of “nation building,” to acknowledge its destructive legacy, to make space and listen to the stories and counter-narratives of survivors who continue to endure institutionalised racism and marginalisation, and to be an ally in dismantling colonialism and imperialism.

“Decolonization is a lifelong struggle filled with uncertainty and risk taking.” - Paulette Regan 'Unsettling the Settler Within'

This is my humble attempt to breathe life into reconciliation. This is my way of accepting the gift of survivor testimonials and the value of their teachings. This an ode to resilience.

The system failed.


To Learn More:
Findings from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission: www.trc.ca

They Came for the Children: Canada, Aboriginal Peoples, and Residential Schools, Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada staff

Larry Loyie, Wayne K. Spear and Constance Brissenden. - Residential Schools, With the Words and Images of Survivors

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz - 'An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States'

Paulette Regan - 'Unsettling the Settler Within'

Documentaries (which can be found on YouTube)

Sleeping Children Awake

Silent Thunder: The Search for Truth and Reconciliation

Beyond the Shadows - The legacy of Indian Residential Schools in Canada

Kuper Island – Residential School Survivors


this will be available on some sort of hard copy format at some point for anyone who gives a damn. the whole thing was recorded in one day, live, the right fucking way. recorded at the dissident sound industry studios in tottenham by nick and then mastered by nick on a freezing day in december nearly 100 years ago.

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released November 14, 2016

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Anti-humanity hardcore from North London, England

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