#Colonization

khaver khaim

SlimZedong

Colonialism is traumatic. Capitalism is traumatic. Trauma is not a singular event or series of them, it is an ongoing and complex process constantly shaped by our environment and relationships.

Max Harris

maxdnharris

After discussions abt how well National's frontbench is positioned to represent NZ, I’m interested in its views on the place of the Treaty of Waitangi (Te Tiriti in particular). Coming

scann

scannopolis

After several conversations w/ colleagues like @Brigitte_Vezina @AndeeWallace and @foe I'm drawn to think that we need to make a statement on how some representations --even when depicting "diversity"-- are

Reg Charging

regcharging

As Covid we couldn’t talk to elders anymore to work on our language so I deep dived into our texts, I spent many many hours transcribing, transliterating, translating but also

Marc Miller

MarcMillerVM

Thirty years ago, on this day, an armed standoff began in Kanesatà:ke and resulted in the deployment of the Canadian Armed Forces to Kanesatà:ke and Kahnawà:ke.This conflict was rooted in

Sam Haselby

samhaselby

Here's a new one: "The primary factor of social cohesion in Tocqueville’s America was nothing other than white supremacy." The early American republic is bookended by two civil wars. It's

Robert Suits

Robert_Suits

Understanding early American wood use: a brief thread.#envhist1/https://twitter.com/Robert_Suits/status/1336449869519728642 Looking at the Sankey animation, the first thing that stands out is the massive, massive use of fuel wood in colonia

Illiberal Democrat

Me_Predictor

What are the positive values that west have given the world: 1. scientific method ( could it have developed independently in rest of the world were there no colonization? Maybe

Yoni Appelbaum

YAppelbaum

Lowell High School is on this list because of objections to the views of James Russell Lowell. The district’s own spreadsheet helpfully notes that the school is named for the

vakibs

vakibs

There is a ridiculous debate going on Twitter, about the "freedom" of some "athesists" to denigrate the sacred feminine in Hinduism. I don't want to post images, because fanning their

Malinda Maynor Lowery

malindalowery

For #ScholarStrike, a short starter list to get you going on #decolonizing your syllabus for the US history classroom (please add!) #twitterstorians Think about what periodization really means. Are you

Sarah Kellapatha

saararrr

This week marks 36 years since the Sri Lankan military carried out organized massacres and forced evictions of Tamils living in the Manal Aru region, for the sole purpose of

iya eh-hee-may

ehimeora

New Age spirituality (which was popularized by the West in the 70s) is another form of colonialism disguised as spiritual awareness. I have total understanding of practitioners of indigenous religions

Unite in justice for the poor & oppressed

BreeNewsome

"White" identity is not really based on anything except the exclusion & oppression of others. Europeans can & have been excluded from white identity due to their ethnicity or religion,

Obumneme Osuchukwu

MarkOsuchukwu

I wish I can get every igbo young girl in a space and just tell them who they were before colonization. That is the only way to go forward as

raven / eric ❄️🦭❄️

tuIugaaraq

reminder that esk!mo is a derogatory word used for us. that’s not our name. the history behind it is violent and has everything to do with colonization. not just land

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