Innu Nation axes exhibit, says N.L. government believes 'fringe theory' about history
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When a government's official historical narrative clashes with Indigenous knowledge, who decides what counts as "fringe" — and what does that power struggle reveal about epistemic authority?
Epistemic InjusticeSocial Construction of KnowledgePostcolonial TheoryLegitimacy Theory
Theory Briefing
- The Innu Nation in Labrador cancelled an exhibit after accusing the N.L. government of endorsing a 'fringe theory' about history.
- The dispute exposes how dominant institutions control which historical narratives are legitimized and which are marginalized.
- This clash between state-sanctioned history and Indigenous accounts is a textbook case of epistemic injustice and knowledge gatekeeping.