Describe what is meant when anthropology is labeled “colonial.” Anthropology has aided colonization by dehumanizing and stereotyping Natives, by causing an erasure of Native history
Tag: Decolonization
NDNHISTORYRESEARCH Blog: 2016 review
An eventful year, 2016, for Indigenous peoples! We began the year with [nearly] a bang when the Malheur Wildlife refuge in Oregon was taken over
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Contrasting Colonization in Grand Ronde and Belgium: Reverend Croquet and Cardinal Mercier
The story of the tribes of the United States is one of colonization and disenfranchisement. For hundreds of years, the tribes were subject to pressures
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Kalapuyans: Seasonal Lifeways, TEK, Anthropocene
Kalapuyan History (summary) From original 25,000 Kalapuyan people (estimated) in 19 tribes and bands, they were reduced to about 800 by 1850 through diseases like
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Are We Now Colonizing Ourselves!?
Native peoples are quick to note how colonization of tribal lands and societies has caused numerous problems. Colonization removed the agency of the original peoples
