Unsettling the Archives

Over the course of Winter Semester 2023 at Oakland University, I had the privilege to learn about Native authors and the continual fight they undertake to reduce the harmful effects of erasure—the colonial narrative that functions to erase Native history and presence—in American society. By listening to these voices, I learned what it means toContinue reading “Unsettling the Archives”

The Importance of Holding a Mirror Up to Whiteness in the Twenty-first Century

As Americans, many of us attended K-12 public schooling and were indoctrinated by the American education system to believe, for example, that Christopher Columbus was a heroic figure. From my experience, I learned that all settlers were great people because they “discovered” and “developed” America. I attended a very small school in a rural townContinue reading “The Importance of Holding a Mirror Up to Whiteness in the Twenty-first Century”