Excerpt: White frontier heroism was defined through opposition to racial and cultural otherness throughout the process of settlement. Kyle T. Mays establishes that “the foundations of the United States, its current power and wealth, were built on enslaved African labor and the expropriation of Indigenous land” (19). This position raises the question of how to […]

Abstract: Does decolonisation in the contemporary liberal settler colony depend on the delegitimation of the prevailing political order? If, politically, decolonisation requires more than Indigenous autonomy within the context of a sovereign settler state, other associated rights and statuses, recognition of historical injustice, and programmes to address continuing inequality — which is to say, if […]

Excerpt: In today’s political climate—dominated by division, privatization of public goods, and deepening distrust—what alternatives do we Americans have? An enduring answer lies in our own civic history: commonwealth politics—a tradition rooted in the idea that citizens are central in caring for the public good, also known as “the commons.” Defending the Commons: A Republican […]

Abstract: This article explores the colonization of northern Cyprus by Turkey after the 1974 war through the analytical lens of settler colonialism. Drawing on comparative frameworks, it investigates whether Cyprus represents a classical case of settler colonialism or a hybrid model combining elements of both settler and traditional colonial strategies. The analysis foregrounds Turkey’s systematic […]

Abstract: In this perspective piece, we review the history of eugenics and its impacts on Indigenous peoples of North America. The perspective outlines historical policies, such as forced sterilization and immigration efforts targeting Indigenous populations. We explore how science is intertwined with eugenics and how eugenic ideologies continue to negatively impact Indigenous communities and science […]

Abstract: This essay explores the history of the Crimean Tatars, from their origins as a Turkic-speaking people in medieval Crimea to their significant political and cultural role under the Crimean Khanate. The impact of Russian imperialism, Soviet repression, forced deportation in 1944, and struggles faced upon their return to Crimea after the collapse of the […]

Abstract: This paper analyzes Donald Trump’s political rhetoric and strategy through the lens of revanchism, settler colonialism, and racial capitalism. Focusing specifically on Trump’s declared intent for retribution, it situates his discourse within a longstanding geographical imagination embedded in settlercolonial logics. The paper illustrates how this rhetoric intensifies existing social inequalities and fuels reactionary political […]

Abstract: The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples marked a pivotal moment, signalling an emerging global consensus on the recognition and protection of Indigenous peoples’ inherent rights. In its wake, settler states such as Australia and New Zealand adopted a reconciliatory turn, enacting policies to advance the political, economic and cultural interests […]

Abstract: Founder events influenced the genetic diversity within the province of Quebec, increasing the frequency of certain rare pathogenic variants in regional populations. Some regions, such as Beauce, remain understudied despite evidence of a regional founder effect. Leveraging extensive genealogical data, we observe a specific regional structure emerging in Beauce following the initial settlement. It […]

Abstract: This dissertation uses primary source documents, linguistic analysis, and secondary sources to closely examine tribal leadership in the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation and the Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Indian Reservation from 1854 to 1940. I aim to examine sovereignty in the terms and with the goals that tribal […]