Sean Carleton
@seancarleton.bsky.social
Historian of colonialism, capitalism, and schooling in Canada. Confronting residential school denialism. Books: When the Pine Needles Fall; Lessons in Legitimacy; Dissenting Traditions. www.seancarleton.com
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Sean Carleton
@seancarleton.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Today, in Montreal, I was honoured to be inducted into to the Royal Society of Canada as a member of the RSC College. I’m looking forward to using the platform to fight residential school denialism and further truth and reconciliation.
In light of recent residential school denialist events in BC, I was invited to give this talk for my alma mater, Simon Fraser University, outlining the substance and strategy of denialism and attacks on truth and reconciliation. The event was recorded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnfE...
Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism
YouTube video by SFU Archaeology
www.youtube.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
In light of recent residential school denialist events in BC, I was invited to give this talk for my alma mater, Simon Fraser University, outlining the substance and strategy of denialism and attacks on truth and reconciliation. The event was recorded: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnfE...
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Happy 45 anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids to all who celebrate.
Our current police chief was one of the officers behind the 2000 "Pussy Palace" lesbian bathhouse raid. History is not so old.
Our current police chief was one of the officers behind the 2000 "Pussy Palace" lesbian bathhouse raid. History is not so old.
What were the Toronto bathhouse raids? City marks 45th anniversary of dark spot in its history
The raids on Feb. 5, 1981 were, at the time, the largest mass arrest in Toronto history. Police finally apologized in 2016.
www.thestar.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Happy 45 anniversary of the Toronto bathhouse raids to all who celebrate.
Our current police chief was one of the officers behind the 2000 "Pussy Palace" lesbian bathhouse raid. History is not so old.
Our current police chief was one of the officers behind the 2000 "Pussy Palace" lesbian bathhouse raid. History is not so old.
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Emma Sandon (Birkbeck), 'Spaces of Empire: Histories and Afterlives of Film Collections in British Colonial Archives', 10 February 5:30 pm GMT, at the IHR, London and on Zoom. Free, friendly and open to the public. Please register by the link below. #Skystorians.
Spaces of empire: histories and afterlives of film collections in British colonial archives
www.history.ac.uk
February 5, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Emma Sandon (Birkbeck), 'Spaces of Empire: Histories and Afterlives of Film Collections in British Colonial Archives', 10 February 5:30 pm GMT, at the IHR, London and on Zoom. Free, friendly and open to the public. Please register by the link below. #Skystorians.
Important piece by @markkersten.bsky.social.
To fight denialism "is to insist, without qualification, that it is up to the affected communities & only the affected communities to decide whether to exhume the remains of their loved ones."
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... @thetyee.ca
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... @thetyee.ca
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials | The Tyee
The decision to dig in search of children's bodies should rest with the communities and families.
thetyee.ca
February 5, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Important piece by @markkersten.bsky.social.
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To fight denialism "is to insist, without qualification, that it is up to the affected communities & only the affected communities to decide whether to exhume the remains of their loved ones."
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... @thetyee.ca
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... @thetyee.ca
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials | The Tyee
The decision to dig in search of children's bodies should rest with the communities and families.
thetyee.ca
February 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM
To fight denialism "is to insist, without qualification, that it is up to the affected communities & only the affected communities to decide whether to exhume the remains of their loved ones."
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... @thetyee.ca
What Past Atrocities Teach Us about Residential School Burials thetyee.ca/Opinion/2026... @thetyee.ca
In light of Jean Chrétien's most recent denialist comments - story to come, basically he downplays the harm of the IRS system - I went down the rabbit hole researching how far Indigenous leaders lobbied him, as Minister of Indian Affairs in the 1960s and 1970s, to close the system 🧵
February 3, 2026 at 9:06 PM
In light of Jean Chrétien's most recent denialist comments - story to come, basically he downplays the harm of the IRS system - I went down the rabbit hole researching how far Indigenous leaders lobbied him, as Minister of Indian Affairs in the 1960s and 1970s, to close the system 🧵
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Is there anything the U.S. could do to lose Canada's support on immigration?
I asked @harshawalia.bsky.social about the Canada-U.S. immigration pact, enforcement north of the border, and lessons from the resistance to ICE in Minneapolis
Our latest for @breachmedia.ca
youtu.be/5zLUsjRHV90?...
I asked @harshawalia.bsky.social about the Canada-U.S. immigration pact, enforcement north of the border, and lessons from the resistance to ICE in Minneapolis
Our latest for @breachmedia.ca
youtu.be/5zLUsjRHV90?...
What Canadians can learn from U.S. resistance to ICE terror
YouTube video by The Breach
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Is there anything the U.S. could do to lose Canada's support on immigration?
I asked @harshawalia.bsky.social about the Canada-U.S. immigration pact, enforcement north of the border, and lessons from the resistance to ICE in Minneapolis
Our latest for @breachmedia.ca
youtu.be/5zLUsjRHV90?...
I asked @harshawalia.bsky.social about the Canada-U.S. immigration pact, enforcement north of the border, and lessons from the resistance to ICE in Minneapolis
Our latest for @breachmedia.ca
youtu.be/5zLUsjRHV90?...
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Accompanying the book is a six-part podcast series — Student Power: A Canadian Student Movement History Podcast. Available wherever you find podcasts!
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www.spreaker.com/podcast/stud...
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www.spreaker.com/podcast/stud...
Student Power: A Canadian Student Movement History Podcast
www.spreaker.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Accompanying the book is a six-part podcast series — Student Power: A Canadian Student Movement History Podcast. Available wherever you find podcasts!
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www.spreaker.com/podcast/stud...
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www.spreaker.com/podcast/stud...
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Thrilled to announce my new short book — Student Power:Canadian Student Movements From the Sixties to Today. Use code PALAUT for 20% discount
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link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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Student Power
This book brings the story to the present moment, using news coverage, survey data, and interviews to examine recent pro-Palestinian encampments
link.springer.com
January 28, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Thrilled to announce my new short book — Student Power:Canadian Student Movements From the Sixties to Today. Use code PALAUT for 20% discount
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link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
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link.springer.com/book/10.1007...
Register and join us tomorrow for this webinar on how to identify and confront the rising tide of residential school denialism and antI-Indigenous hatred.
Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism. An online presentation by @seancarleton.bsky.social , Thurs, Jan 29 11:30 am PST. To register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Sponsored by the SFU Depts of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies
Sponsored by the SFU Depts of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies
January 28, 2026 at 3:18 PM
Register and join us tomorrow for this webinar on how to identify and confront the rising tide of residential school denialism and antI-Indigenous hatred.
Reposted by Sean Carleton
“Drawing from the American far-right playbook, denialists seek to “flood the zone” with misleading claims, half-truths, and bad-faith arguments—overwhelming public discourse to the point where confusion replaces accountability, and doubt supplants well-established evidence.“
I've got a new piece for @canadiandimension.bsky.social about residential school denialism, the Making a Killing documentary, and the politics of Canada's anti-Indigenous industry: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Confronting the far-right’s war on reconciliation
As anti-Indigenous politics intensify in Canada, the far-right is weaponizing residential school misinformation to undermine truth and reconciliation. As professor and author Sean Carleton explains, w...
canadiandimension.com
January 25, 2026 at 4:10 PM
“Drawing from the American far-right playbook, denialists seek to “flood the zone” with misleading claims, half-truths, and bad-faith arguments—overwhelming public discourse to the point where confusion replaces accountability, and doubt supplants well-established evidence.“
I’ll be giving this online talk at SFU next week 👇
Truth Before Reconciliation: How to Identify and Confront Residential School Denialism. An online presentation by @seancarleton.bsky.social , Thurs, Jan 29 11:30 am PST. To register: sfu.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Sponsored by the SFU Depts of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies
Sponsored by the SFU Depts of Archaeology, English, History, and Indigenous Studies
January 23, 2026 at 6:07 PM
I’ll be giving this online talk at SFU next week 👇
Given the rising tide of residential school denialism and anti-Indigenous hate in BC recently, I sat down with Phyllis Webstad and Willie Sellars to talk about how we Can address it: m.youtube.com/watch?v=RorH...
Truth Before Reconciliation: Addressing Residential School Denialism
YouTube video by GreenpeaceCanada
m.youtube.com
January 23, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Given the rising tide of residential school denialism and anti-Indigenous hate in BC recently, I sat down with Phyllis Webstad and Willie Sellars to talk about how we Can address it: m.youtube.com/watch?v=RorH...
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We are honoured to have our interview with @seancarleton.bsky.social included in this article on residential school denialism he wrote for @canadiandimension.bsky.social #canPoli #bcPoli
I've got a new piece for @canadiandimension.bsky.social about residential school denialism, the Making a Killing documentary, and the politics of Canada's anti-Indigenous industry: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Confronting the far-right’s war on reconciliation
As anti-Indigenous politics intensify in Canada, the far-right is weaponizing residential school misinformation to undermine truth and reconciliation. As professor and author Sean Carleton explains, w...
canadiandimension.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:19 AM
We are honoured to have our interview with @seancarleton.bsky.social included in this article on residential school denialism he wrote for @canadiandimension.bsky.social #canPoli #bcPoli
First 2026 read. This line from Kent Monkman was the advice I needed to start the year: “Do not let chaos distract you, keep focused on the world that should be, and make it our future.”
January 19, 2026 at 5:09 PM
First 2026 read. This line from Kent Monkman was the advice I needed to start the year: “Do not let chaos distract you, keep focused on the world that should be, and make it our future.”
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"the politics of Canada’s anti-Indigenous industry" that @seancarleton.bsky.social describes in @canadiandimension.bsky.social abide in #NewWest, too. Ideology against Indigenous rights, human rights, & social justice in general percolate in here local blogs, social media, etc. Great interview.
I've got a new piece for @canadiandimension.bsky.social about residential school denialism, the Making a Killing documentary, and the politics of Canada's anti-Indigenous industry: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Confronting the far-right’s war on reconciliation
As anti-Indigenous politics intensify in Canada, the far-right is weaponizing residential school misinformation to undermine truth and reconciliation. As professor and author Sean Carleton explains, w...
canadiandimension.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:30 PM
"the politics of Canada’s anti-Indigenous industry" that @seancarleton.bsky.social describes in @canadiandimension.bsky.social abide in #NewWest, too. Ideology against Indigenous rights, human rights, & social justice in general percolate in here local blogs, social media, etc. Great interview.
I've got a new piece for @canadiandimension.bsky.social about residential school denialism, the Making a Killing documentary, and the politics of Canada's anti-Indigenous industry: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Confronting the far-right’s war on reconciliation
As anti-Indigenous politics intensify in Canada, the far-right is weaponizing residential school misinformation to undermine truth and reconciliation. As professor and author Sean Carleton explains, w...
canadiandimension.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:44 PM
I've got a new piece for @canadiandimension.bsky.social about residential school denialism, the Making a Killing documentary, and the politics of Canada's anti-Indigenous industry: canadiandimension.com/articles/vie...
Today on @activehist.bsky.social, we are launching a new year-long series - Indian Act 150 - looking at the 150th anniversary of the Indian Act. As part of the introduction to the series, I offer some reflections on the history and historiography of the Indian Act: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...
Indian Act 150: An Introduction
By Katie Carson, Sarah Kittilsen, and Sean Carleton Canada 150—the sesquicentennial celebration of the country’s confederation—was marked with pomp and circumstance, as the Federal Government encou…
activehistory.ca
January 16, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Today on @activehist.bsky.social, we are launching a new year-long series - Indian Act 150 - looking at the 150th anniversary of the Indian Act. As part of the introduction to the series, I offer some reflections on the history and historiography of the Indian Act: activehistory.ca/blog/2026/01...
Great new publication by @lsgibson.bsky.social and @jmiles.bsky.social about confronting residential school denialism in the history classroom!
Happy to share a new article @lsgibson.bsky.social and I wrote about residential school denialism and truth telling in the history classroom. We think through 5 pedagogical approaches teachers might use to confront colonial denialism and pseudo-history.
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/W98RU...
www.tandfonline.com/eprint/W98RU...
Truth telling in history classrooms: pedagogical responses to denialism and pseudohistory
In 2015 Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission on Indian Residential Schools issued its final report and 94 Calls to Action. Since then, a polarised culture war has developed over competing t...
www.tandfonline.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Great new publication by @lsgibson.bsky.social and @jmiles.bsky.social about confronting residential school denialism in the history classroom!
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Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
Trump’s attack on Venezuela suggests expansionism is under way but some argue it is simply standard US foreign policy stripped of hypocrisy
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Trump’s territorial ambition: new imperialism or a case of the emperor’s new clothes?
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I can say, having seen most of these, that it’s a wonderful collection of films and you wouldn’t have regrets if you systematically worked your way through the list. A great starter pack for Canadian film.
January 10, 2026 at 6:37 AM
I can say, having seen most of these, that it’s a wonderful collection of films and you wouldn’t have regrets if you systematically worked your way through the list. A great starter pack for Canadian film.
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NYTimes: "local and federal officials were immediately divided on how the shooting unfolded.”
@doubleemmartin.bsky.social "Yes, they are divided by the fact that federal officials are lying."
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
@doubleemmartin.bsky.social "Yes, they are divided by the fact that federal officials are lying."
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Opinion: Video record of ICE killing Minnesota mom lays bare Trump’s disgraceful lies
There were stuffed animals spilling from the glove box of her SUV, because she was a mother. A mother of three children, including a six-year-old who was thankfully in school that day, and not in the ...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:50 PM
NYTimes: "local and federal officials were immediately divided on how the shooting unfolded.”
@doubleemmartin.bsky.social "Yes, they are divided by the fact that federal officials are lying."
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
@doubleemmartin.bsky.social "Yes, they are divided by the fact that federal officials are lying."
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
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Today we have "Find the Flats: Or, the Cautionary Tale of Saint John West" by @clairecampbell.bsky.social
This is the first post in our Urban and Environmental Dialogues series, published in collaboration with @urbanhistorya.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/01/05/f...
#envhist #urbanhistory
This is the first post in our Urban and Environmental Dialogues series, published in collaboration with @urbanhistorya.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/01/05/f...
#envhist #urbanhistory
Find the Flats: Or, the Cautionary Tale of Saint John West
Industrial cities built artificial shorelines over tidal flats, creating hidden vulnerabilities now re-exposed as climate change raises seas and storms.
niche-canada.org
January 5, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Today we have "Find the Flats: Or, the Cautionary Tale of Saint John West" by @clairecampbell.bsky.social
This is the first post in our Urban and Environmental Dialogues series, published in collaboration with @urbanhistorya.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/01/05/f...
#envhist #urbanhistory
This is the first post in our Urban and Environmental Dialogues series, published in collaboration with @urbanhistorya.bsky.social
niche-canada.org/2026/01/05/f...
#envhist #urbanhistory
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Whether or not states like Canada lack the spine, let alone elbows, to say so, American actions in Venezuela are an unambiguous violation of the UN Charter’s prohibitions on the unilateral use of force. justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/03/v... #Venezuela
Violating international law to get rid of dictators is alluring but wrong – and dangerous
Scenes in Caracas following American strikes in the Venezuelan capital There is an alluring idea that anything – including illegal action – should be taken to protect people from dictators. It is t…
justiceinconflict.org
January 4, 2026 at 8:07 PM
Whether or not states like Canada lack the spine, let alone elbows, to say so, American actions in Venezuela are an unambiguous violation of the UN Charter’s prohibitions on the unilateral use of force. justiceinconflict.org/2026/01/03/v... #Venezuela
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"The US is a Weakened and Dangerous Empire," by Nathan Akehurst in @jacobinmag.bsky.social
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The US Is a Weakened and Dangerous Empire
The kidnapping of Venezuelan president Nicolás Maduro is a crude act of Trumpian aggression. Yet it also illustrates the US leadership’s weakness, as it moves to lock down control of the Western Hemis...
jacobin.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:59 AM
"The US is a Weakened and Dangerous Empire," by Nathan Akehurst in @jacobinmag.bsky.social
jacobin.com/2026/01/us-t...
jacobin.com/2026/01/us-t...