“Cases of genocide carried out as policy may be found in historical documents as well as in the oral histories of Indigenous communities.” WellsMayFoundCommunityCasesPolicyHistoricalGenocideDocumentsIndigenousOral History Author:Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
“In the present, the way benevolence is expressed is in conceptualizing the Native as a historical relic; US people have to be constantly reminded that there are still existent Indigenous peoples and communities in North America, but whether left or right, recent immigrant or descendants of settlers, even descendants of enslaved Africans, the Native presence is not a consideration in the day to day life of individuals and municipal, state and national governments.” PeopleWayStillsStatesGovernmentAmericaIndividualLeftCommunityHistoricalNativeConsiderationImmigrantsDay To DayIndigenousBenevolenceDescendantsNorth AmericaRelicsIndigenous PeopleDay LifeDay To Day LifeSettlers Author:Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
“How will the family unit be destroyed? ...[T]he demand alone will throw the whole ideology of the family into question, so that women can begin establishing a community of work with each other and we can fight collectively. Women will feel freer to leave their husbands and become economically independent, either through a job or welfare.” FeelsWholeJobsFightingCommunityHusbandDemandIndependentFeministDestroyedIdeologyWelfareUnitsFamily Unit Author:Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
