1.Discuss the concepts of dominionism, scientific racism, Social Darwinism, and eugenics. How are these ideologies related to the Supreme Court cases Tee-Hit-Ton Indians v. United States and Wanna the Bear v. Community Construction discussed in Echo-Hawk’s in the Courts of the Conqueror? What is the relationship between the scientific racism prevalent at the time of first European contact with peoples of the so-called ‘New World’ and the development of so-called “intelligence testing” and how do these concepts relate to contemporary Native American struggles today?
2.Define and discuss the principles of Rights of Nature, consent as related to land and education(Land as Pedagogy), and the concept of Kuuyum. How do these concepts and principles relate to the practices of settler colonialism and manifest destiny? How might these concepts help shape law, policy and relationships more favorably for indigenous People in the future?
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