Toastie on Nostr: On the 1850 #Oregon Donation Land Act: "The act was one piece of a global project --- ...
On the 1850 #Oregon Donation Land Act:
"The act was one piece of a global project --- a 'settler revolution' of 'explosive settlement' in the United States, #Canada, #NewZealand, #Australia, #Argentina and #SouthAfrica."
Oregon’s contribution was unique: Congress passed the act before securing land title from the #Indigenous owners.
"That reversal reflected deeply embedded settler assumptions... namely that the land would ultimately be theirs, with treaty negotiation outcomes predetermined."
"The act was one piece of a global project --- a 'settler revolution' of 'explosive settlement' in the United States, #Canada, #NewZealand, #Australia, #Argentina and #SouthAfrica."
Oregon’s contribution was unique: Congress passed the act before securing land title from the #Indigenous owners.
"That reversal reflected deeply embedded settler assumptions... namely that the land would ultimately be theirs, with treaty negotiation outcomes predetermined."