

The United State of America: a country created out of genocide and colonialism. Genocide: European conquest of the Americas.Ĭolonialism: The historical process of conquest and exploitation. Haunani-Kay Trask directly reminds us of the layered ways these systems are built: By settler colonialism, I am referring to the systems, mindsets, and violences that are embedded in our everyday lives in ways that continue to center and prioritize Euro-centric ideals as superior to Indigenous based ways of knowing and living. In the context of the Americas and Pacific Islands, settler colonialism has continued to have devastating impacts on Indigenous women and LGBTQ2S people’s lives.

17 Disrupting Systems of Oppression by Re-centering Indigenous Feminisms By Luhui Whitebear, Oregon State University Luhui Whitebear by Nicole Carter
