Historian of indigeneity & settler colonialism. Lover of silent film. Director, Looking for Charlie. Author, Native American Racism in the Age of Donald Trump.
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Folks, I am just over the moon to announce that my new book, "Native American Racism in the Age of Donald Trump: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives" is OUT TODAY from @Palgrave.
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#Twitterstorians and #AcademicTwitter
This story = the perfect metaphor for Indigenous resilience.
“The search team conducted multiple sweeps from the air, attaching a long-range speaker to a helicopter on which they played a message from the children’s grandmother, in the Huitoto language”.
theguardian.com/world/2023/j…
Colonisation did not stop in 1890. It is very much alive and well.
Indigenous groups faced off with Brazilian police, exchanging arrows and tear gas amid anger over a bill that would limit their ability to win protected status for ancestral lands reut.rs/3MEgWcN
Potentially catastrophic events are happening to #Brazil’s Indigenous peoples right NOW.
The consequences for them, and the rainforests that the planet relies upon, will be profound.
Lula has confirmed a ‘lack of security’ at government sites across Brasilia (#Brazil’s capital city).
The current situation in #Brazil. Like in the US, it will likely accomplish little - but it underlines how democracy is under threat across the Americas.
Hundreds of @jairbolsonaro’s supporters are currently storming the seats of power in Brazil. 1/
theguardian.com/world/2023/j…
But their numbers are small and they are disorganised. This is a fringe movement. There is the potential for escalation, but that currently seems unlikely. 3/
From Indiana Jones to Avatar to Dances with Wolves - I speak with the incredible ladies behind @HightailingPod about Indigenous Representation in popular movies. #history #twitterstorians
open.spotify.com/episode/74U…
The situation in #Peru is more complicated than western media reports.
1. Castillo did attempt a legislative coup.
2. He enjoys a lot of support in some quarters, enmity in Congress.
3. The constitution is deeply unpopular with no clear road to reform.
Https://www.aljazeera.com/am…
The issue is not whether Boluarte is a legitimate or popular successor, it is whether she can move the country towards badly needed constitutional reform. I asses this is the key step needed for long term stability.
This intersects with some important indigenous issues. Castillo was descended from Indigenous peoples, though did not identify as Indigenous himself.
Indigenous leadership in #Peru must be a part of dialogue re: constitutional reform.
Meanwhile in Peru:
President Pedro Castillo has been arrested for sedition. After staging a failed coup and getting caught in Lima’s busy traffic. After 17 months in power. And after going through 5 cabinets.
Reality check.
We’re not really talking about it, but @twitter is becoming an increasingly visible gathering ground for Nazis, the Far Right, and the next wave of conspiracy theories that will shape global politics for the next decade.
Let’s not pretend otherwise.
A serial killer has murdered at least three Indigenous women. Their bodies are believed to be in a landfill.
Police don’t have any plans to search for them.
cbc.ca/news/politics/ndp-mps…
