Please read Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz’ “Introduction” from her book, An Indigenous People’s History of the United States (attached below). Then, upload a pdf or word document with your responses to the following questions.
In 2-3 sentences each, please respond to the following: (please see the attachment)
1. Define Settler Colonialism (p.2)
2. Why does Dunbar-Ortiz disagree with historians’ use of the term “encounter?” (p. 5)
Complete the steps below:
1. Choose a topic from the following list of Indigenous activist issues that interests you the most. If you are not familiar with any of the topics, do a few quick google searches to help you decide
- Sogorea te land trust (Oakland, California)
- Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea (Hawaii)
- Wetsuweten Territory (Canada)
- Arizona Sacred Sites and Border Wall (Arizona)
- Dakota Access Pipeline (North Dakota)
2. Find and watch or listen to a short video or podcast about the issue
3. Create and submit a document or creative art work that includes the following information:
- A short summary of the Indigenous land activist issue of your choice: who/what native people were involved? When did the activism begin? What land or natural resources are they trying to protect?
- A personal reflection– what do you think should be done about the issue you chose?
- an image that depicts a certain aspect of the activism (people, protests, the land or water being protected, etc).
- the link to the short film or video that you watched to familiarize yourself with the issue
