Description: In Native Foods: Agriculture, Indigeneity, and Settler Colonialism in American History, Michael D. Wise confronts four common myths about Indigenous food history: that most Native communities did not practice agriculture; that Native people were primarily hunters; that Native people were usually hungry; and that Native people never developed taste or cuisine. Wise argues that colonial […]

Abstract: SpaceX’s rocket launch site, Starbase, lies at the bottom tip of Texas on Boca Chica Beach, where the Rio Grande meets the Gulf of Mexico. With SpaceX maintaining a presence in the region since 2014, Starbase is seen as a bridge between Earth and Mars that will generate economic development in the area by […]

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Abstract: This chapter reflects on white feminist anti-trans rhetoric and European utopianism as examples of settler futurity. It outlines my relationship to utopianism and feminism using the example of Germaine Greer’s memoir, White Beech. White Beech traces Greer’s return to Australia from the United Kingdom and her acquisition of property on Yugambeh land with the […]

Abstract: “Settler Colonial Fatherhood in New South Wales and Ontario During the Long Nineteenth Century” is a comparative study of Indigenous, white, and mixed-race fathers in the British Empire as they navigated, and in turn, shaped cultural ideas of fatherhood. Using child custody cases, popular medical guides, newspaper articles, correspondence, memoirs, and wills, this project […]

Abstract: Bison bison, also known as the North American Buffalo, are a keystone species of endemic megafauna in the Great Plains prairie ecosystem. Bison were driven nearly to extinction in the late 19th century when millions of buffalo were massacred by settlers in order to starve Indigenous civilians and force them onto federally-managed Reservations as […]

Abstract: The idea of connecting with a homeland is often the first example given when exploring relationships between Indigenous and Jewish people and communities in so-called Australia. However, the concept of a ‘homeland’ is undertheorised, and while it is a popular example and there are superficial comparisons, the concept nevertheless deserves more attention. This chapter […]

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Excerpt:  I write as a Mashpee Wampanoag. It is who I am and inevitably shapes my views. The Wampanoag have the distinction of being among the “first contact” Tribes in the Americas, and as such we have a four-centuries-old tradition of interacting with the forces of colonization. This means we have four centuries of grievances, […]

Abstract: This discursive article aims to examine how systemic factors of settler colonialism influence health outcomes among Indigenous peoples in the United States through pathways and processes that may lead to the embodiment of historical trauma. Design: Discursive paper. Methods: We completed a comprehensive search of empirical and grey literature between September 2022 and January […]