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What statistic about Native Americans stood out or shocked you the most?
What do the editors and contributors mean by “sovereignty”? How may their use of this term be broader than a legal definition?
What is cultural genocide and how do you think this differs from genocide?
Chapter 1 (Cheryl Bennett)
Do you think Bennett makes a compelling and convincing argument to see the crimes he discusses as hate crimes?
What is a border town? What is a border town’s relationship to the local state and to colonization?
How was sex trafficking an aspect of colonization?
Chapter 2 (Linda Robyn)
Why is it important to revisit sterilization of Native American/indigenous women and other women of color?
How did the representation of Native American women and of Native Americans in general contribute to the justification of sterilization by government officials and doctors?
How did doctors violate their professional oath?
What is the connection between collective political power (sovereignty), the Indian Health Service (IHS), and sterilization? What is the connection between sterilization, census numbers, and the relationship between recognized Indian groups (tribes) and the federal government?
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