Domination Chronicles 016: Colonists, Settlers, Invaders, Expansionists, Immigrants
Episode 16 studies colonists, settlers, invaders, expansionists, immigrants, and the Indian Removal Act.
Published on: | Published by: Steven T. Newcomb | Tags: indian-removal-act settler-colonialism language podcast
Peter d’Errico and Steven Newcomb critique an Economist article about the Indian Removal Act and the language used for invasion and settlement.
This episode is a language study with direct legal consequences. By comparing terms such as colonists, settlers, invaders, expansionists, and immigrants, Newcomb and d’Errico show how naming can soften or reveal the violence of removal and domination.
This short resource post is part of an Indigenous Law Institute guide to the Domination Chronicles archive. The goal is to help readers move from ILI’s work on empire, Christian discovery, federal Indian law, and the right of domination into the podcast conversations where those themes are examined episode by episode.