settler colonialism
noun
: colonialism in which people from a colonizing nation or state migrate to an area and establish a settler colony that functions to extend and maintain the colonizing power's control over the area
Settler colonialism, by definition, advantages settlers over Indigenous peoples, and this deluge rapidly alienated millions of acres from tribes such as the Cherokee …—
Ned Blackhawk
Ned BlackhawkGreed, status and state-building are the key dynamics animating settler colonialism, and these dynamics can be found everywhere.—Lachlan McNamee
Lachlan McNameeDue to the seriousness of Oromo resistance to slavery and colonialism, it took over 30 years to establish Ethiopian settler colonialism and its institutions in various Oromo regions.—Asafa Jalata
Asafa Jalata
settler colonialist
noun
or settler-colonialist
plural settler colonialists or settler-colonialists
European settler colonialists
settler colonialist
adjective
or settler-colonialist
a settler colonialist state
settler-colonialist policies
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In part, the dominance of beef in American cuisine can be traced to settler colonialism, a form of colonization in which settlers claim – and then transform – lands inhabited by Indigenous people.
—Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
The true cost of a burger Policies encouraging settler colonialism ultimately led to more sedentary lifestyles and a dependence on fast, convenient and processed foods – such as hamburgers – regardless of the individual or environmental costs.
—Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Adam Kirsch: The false narrative of settler colonialism Beneath the essay’s unremitting argument runs a set of powerful and convergent emotional forces, among them the shame and guilt Coates declared nearly a year ago and reiterates in The Message.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
The true cost of a burger Policies encouraging settler colonialism ultimately led to more sedentary lifestyles and a dependence on fast, convenient and processed foods – such as hamburgers – regardless of the individual or environmental costs.
—Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Adam Kirsch: The false narrative of settler colonialism Beneath the essay’s unremitting argument runs a set of powerful and convergent emotional forces, among them the shame and guilt Coates declared nearly a year ago and reiterates in The Message.
—Daniel Bergner, The Atlantic, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Settler colonialism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/settler%20colonialism. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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