“Reconciling empire and liberty - based on the violent taking of Indigenous lands - into a usable myth allowed for the emergence of an enduring populist imperialism. Wars of conquest and ethnic cleansing could be sold to "the people" - indeed could be fought for by the young men of those very people - by promising to expand economic opportunity, democracy, and freedom for all.” IndigenousUs History Book:An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States Source: An Indigenous Peoples’ History of the United States
“The importance of the term "genocide" for many Indigenous Peoples is that it is more than a term or an accusation; it is a word created in the wake of the Shoah in Europe to describe what happens when a people are targeted by a government for extermination, as were the Jews of Europe, and which is the term used in the most important international law related to concerned Indigenous Peoples, as the only international human rights law that pertains specifically to collectivities of people rather than individuals.” PeopleHumansImportantGovernmentHappensLawUsedIndividualTermRightsEuropeConcernedImportanceInternationalHuman RightsJewRelatedGenocideIndigenousAccusationInternational LawIndigenous PeopleExterminationCollectivity Author:Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz
“Cases of genocide carried out as policy may be found in historical documents as well as in the oral histories of Indigenous communities.”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
