Sheree Trotter is a writer and historian in New Zealand of Te Arawa iwi origin.
Background
editTrotter earned her Ph.D. in history from the University of Auckland, studying the history of Zionism in New Zealand.[1]
Career
editTrotter has written about New Zealand's participation in World War I including the Palestine Campaign[2] and about "Holocaust amnesia" in New Zealand.[3] She co-founded the nonprofit Holocaust and Antisemitism Foundation Aotearoa New Zealand (HAFANZ).[4] Trotter also co-founded the nonprofits Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem (IEJ) and Indigenous Coalition for Israel, with former New Zealand government minister Alfred Ngaro, to provide representation in Jerusalem for Indigenous people from around the world.[1] The group held a march in Jerusalem in October 2024, with dozens of Indigenous representatives from around the world, to show support for Israel and for Jews as indigenous to their homeland.[1] At an academic conference following the march, Canadian First Nations activist Karen Restoule[5] discussed how the indigenous narrative has been co-opted to demonize Israel.[1]
Regarding the October 7 attacks and Israel's war against Hamas, Trotter has disputed Richard Jackson and John Hobbs’ comparison between Ukrainians and Palestinians.[6] Trotter asserted that Israel's defensive war against Hamas bears no similarity to Russian aggression in Ukraine.[7]
In June 2024, Trotter traveled to Toronto to join the Walk with Israel[8] event, along with other Indigenous people from various countries.[9] Trotter has detailed similarities between Jews in Israel and other Indigenous peoples, including historical continuity with pre-colonial and/or pre-settler societies, and their resolve to maintain their ancestral language, culture and beliefs as distinct communities.[9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Pacchiani, Gianluca (2024-11-02). "Indigenous leaders rally in Jerusalem to affirm historical Jewish ties to the land". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Trotter, Sheree (2020-04-24). "The gap in our Anzac memory". Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Trotter, Sheree (2020-02-02). "NZ must step up against antisemitism". Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "Shadows of Shoah". Holocaust and Antisemitism Foundation, Aotearoa New Zealand | Shadows of Shoah. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Restoule, Karen (2023-12-06). "Karen Restoule: My experience as a First Nations woman inspires me to stand against antisemitism". The Hub. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Jackson, Richard; Hobbs, John (2022-05-05). "A selective concern for human rights". Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Trotter, Sheree (2022-05-09). "Academics' selective obsession with Israel". Newsroom. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Starr, Michael (2024-06-10). "50,000 walk in support and celebration of Israel in Toronto". The Jerusalem Post. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ a b "Indigenous Embassy Jerusalem says Jews are Indigenous". National Post. 2024-06-11. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ "A Light for the Indigenous Nations". Tablet Magazine. 2021-11-29. Retrieved 2024-11-03.
- ^ Kay, Barbara (2024-02-24). "Barbara Kay: Israel a true Indigenous success story". National Post. Retrieved 2024-11-03.