Unlearning the Language of Conquest: Scholars Expose Anti-Indianism in America

by Four Arrows (Don Trent Jacobs) (Editor)

Paperback, 2006

Status

Available

Call number

305.897 U55 2006

Call number

305.897 U55 2006

Description

Responding to anti-Indianism in America, the wide-ranging perspectives culled in Unlearning the Language of Conquest present a provocative account of the contemporary hegemony still at work today, whether conscious or unconscious. Four Arrows has gathered a rich collection of voices and topics, including: Waziyatawin Angela Cavender Wilson's "Burning Down the House: Laura Ingalls Wilder and American Colonialism," which probes the mentality of hatred woven within the pages of this iconographic children's literature. Vine Deloria's "Conquest Masquerading as Law," examining the effect of anti-Indian prejudice on decisions in U.S. federal law. David N. Gibb's "The Question of Whitewashing in American History and Social Science," featuring a candid discussion of the spurious relationship between sources of academic funding and the types of research allowed or discouraged. Barbara Alice Mann's "Where Are Your Women? Missing in Action," displaying the exclusion of Native American women in curricula that purport to illuminate the history of Indigenous Peoples. Bringing to light crucial information and perspectives on an aspect of humanity that pervades not only U.S. history but also current sustainability, sociology, and the ability to craft accurate understandings of the population as a whole, Unlearning the Language of Conquest yields a liberating new lexis for realistic dialogues.… (more)

Publication

University of Texas Press (2006), Edition: Illustrated, 284 pages

Original language

English

Language

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Unlearning the Language of Conquest by Four Arrows. This is an important book, one that I wish every politician and policymaker and teacher would read. Four Arrows has gathered together a number of essays that speak to the damage that continues to be inflicted on America’s Indigenous Peoples. The
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essays show how deeply the language of conquest is embedded in our national literature and how it damages our citizenry. For, while the oppressed receive the greatest damage, the oppressor is also negatively affected. In trying to justify the actions that deny Indian citizens their rights, the majority utilizes every kind of lie: anything built on lies will eventually collapse. We must stop telling lies and live up to the treaties we made with the Indian Nations. We must insist on our courts meting out justice based on law, not on prejudice. We must unlearn the language of conquest. Barbara J. Olexe
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ISBN

0292713266 / 9780292713260

Barcode

97802927132601
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