Alexander Niebuhr - Week 5
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Alexander Niebuhr
2/20/2024
Reading Questions: The White Man Would Spoil Everything
In what ways did the impact of the Gold Rush resemble how Southern California Indians
experience the mission system?
Gold Rush reordered lands and imperiled Indigenous People (p. 2)
What did the “killing machine” that California Politicians created between 1850 and 1851
consist of?
The governor authorized citizens to form compulsory and volunteer militias to hunt
down and kill Indigenous People. Senators and assemblymen paid the militias with sate
funds, loans, and bonds. (p. 12)
List one way in which the state of California made Indigenous People vulnerable to
genocidal attacks.
“Politicians crafted laws that denied rights to Native People, The right to vote was
denied” (p. 13)
Video: "Why the Gold Rush is One of the Darkest Moments in US History"
What kind of role did the U.S. army play in the militia campaigns against Native
Californians?
They funded over 6 million dollars for weapons to the militias.
List one way in which the Act for the Government and Protection of Indians act further
restricted Native Americans. Provide an example.
Guns can not be carried by to Native Americans. (7:34)
What is the last stage of genocide that California Native peoples have experienced and
continue to experience?
Denial by the state of California (10:37)
American Genocide: Introduction
During what period of time, did California Indians die at a more astonishing rate?
1846 and 1870 (p. 3)
When did most people in the US (Americans) begin to learn about the concept of
genocide and how?
Late 50’s and 1961 when Adolf Eichmann had his trial for being an SS Lieutenant. (p. 6)
According to Thornton, where did the largest, most blatant, deliberate killings of North
American Indians by non-Indians occur?
California (p. 7)
On the last paragraph of page 8, the author cites various reasons why it is important to
interpret the violence committed against Indigenous Californians as genocidal, following
the UN’s definition of genocide. Cite one of these reasons.
That it was not only just diseases that killed a large majority of Native Americans, but
mass murder like incarceration under lethal conditions (p. 8)
“The question of genocide in California under US rule poses explosive political,
economic, educational, and psychological questions for all US citizens.” Cite one of
these questions.
“Should elected government officials tender public apologies?” (p. 9)
How does the author redefine "California's so-called Indian wars?"
Genocide campaigns that Califonia Indians violently resisted. (p.12)
Why does the author claim it is important to "[Record] how many California Indians were
killed between 1846 and 1873?
“Attempt to understand the magnitude of the rupture and profound pain caused by their
loss: each murder severed personal, familial, and tribal links.” (p. 13)
Answers to these questions can be found in the video "Settler Colonialism from
America to Palestine" by Walter Hixson
Identify
ONE
key concept of Settler Colonialism and describe what it means in a way
that fully makes sense. (half produced answers that don't make sense will not get any
credit, so listen carefully, make sure that you yourself understand what the definition is
and ONLY then proceed to answer this question).
Settler Colonialism is about the removal of the indigenous population, because of the
unwillingness to share the land. (12:21)
According to professor Hixson, what is unique about Zionism and Israel settler
colonialism?
Zionist believe that the land from Palestine should be theirs, which is what Settler
Colonialism
How does the United States continue to support settler colonialism abroad?
10 billion dollar loan from the US to Israel
Trump/Far Right supporting Israel in the Israel and Palestine Conflict
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