Comments | debunkingwhite: andrea smith.

delux_vivens in debunkingwhite

andrea smith.

Jun 13, 2006 11:30

Indian communities are flooded with people who want to know more about them-New Agers looking for quick spiritual enlightenment, anthropologists eager to capture "an authentic culture thought to be rapidly and inevitably disappearing,"2 and Christians eager to engage in interreligious dialogue. How one evaluates these attempts to understand and " ( Read more... )

native american, cultural imperialism, historical topics, infrastructural racism, current events, indigenous peoples

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verbify June 13 2006, 20:44:03 UTC

I'm just clarifying: the quoted paragraph and linked to post are about Native Americans rather than Native Indians. Correct? You may want to clarify that - I wasn't certain until I skimmed the linked-to post (since India was also colonized by imperialist white people, I mean).

iammicah June 13 2006, 21:09:58 UTC

andrea smith spoke in grand rapids, michigan earlier this year. she was very very good.

olamina June 13 2006, 21:27:11 UTC

Thanks for sharing this. I used to be friendly with Andy back when she was at Santa Cruz. She is one of the best people and sharpest minds I've ever met. I haven't seen any of her work in a long time, so thanks!

out_fox June 14 2006, 08:36:15 UTC

Thanks for posting this! Have never heard of the author before (I'm in Australia) but this is..great points!