“There is no shortage of [American] Indians today, only an apparent surplus of miseducated settler colonists.” Native AmericansAmerican IndiansSettler Colonialism Book:Stones of Contention Source: Stones of Contention
“Guilt, in principle, is simply not among the things baby humans can inherit. However, white settler colonial guilt is a horse of a different color.” Settler ColonialismWhite Guilt Book:Stones of Contention Source: Stones of Contention
“The remarkable idea of a privileged socioracial group benevolently lifting a less privileged one should always be met with remarkable skepticism. If this were so when the Massachusetts Bay Colony put the words "Come Over and Help Us" in an Indian's mouth, perhaps things would be different today.” Native AmericansAmerican IndiansSettler Colonialism Book:Stones of Contention Source: Stones of Contention
“Archaeology's calling card - the masonry trowel - does not necessarily inspire joy among people who see it routinely used to systematically dissect their ancestral places. In such contexts, it is not at all difficult to see archaeology as an instrument of settler colonial oppression.” ArchaeologySettler Colonialism Book:Stones of Contention Source: Stones of Contention
“I call this brand of racial paranoia white settler colonial guilt. Its rise in recent years may superficially resemble karma or poetic justice to those with leftist sensibilities. But anyone concerned with the well-being of society should recognize that it is merely yet another mechanism by which human individuality is suppressed and group preconceptions are reinforced.” RacismSettler ColonialismWhite Guilt Book:Stones of Contention Source: Stones of Contention