The real genocide: Michelle A. Stanley, ‘Beyond erasure: Indigenous genocide denial and settler colonialism’, in John Cox, Amal Khoury, Sarah Minslow (eds), Denial: The Final Stage of Genocide, Routledge, 2021 | settler colonial studies blog

The real genocide: Michelle A. Stanley, ‘Beyond erasure: Indigenous genocide denial and settler colonialism’, in John Cox, Amal Khoury, Sarah Minslow (eds), Denial: The Final Stage of Genocide, Routledge, 2021

12Aug21

Abstract: In surveys conducted between 2016 and 2018, First Nations found that only 36% of Americans “almost certainly” believe that the “United States is guilty of committing genocide against Native Americans.” In the United States, Indigenous genocide is largely denied, erased, set in the past, or framed as inevitable. This chapter builds upon Indigenous research to argue that Indigenous genocide denial not only erases and marginalizes Indigenous Peoples, but also allows for the continuation and emergence of settler-colonial processes and practices that are founded on and perpetuate genocide denial. This chapter focuses upon “selective genocide denial” methods, which acknowledge and deny Indigenous genocide based on specific criteria. Additionally, this chapter offers examples of ongoing settler colonial and genocidal actions, including cultural appropriation, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) epidemic, tribal nation recognition processes, and tribal land and water access restrictions.

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