10/02/2026
Although decrees of kings, queens, popes, and viceroys have long since faded in the Americas, the consequences of colonization continue to suppress the self-determination of Indigenous peoples. The founding of nation-states and ideals of freedom influenced by liberalism and republicanism have further entrenched false truths regarding the superiority of Western civilization. Furthermore, in both the United States and México, racist policies hostile to the cultural traditions of Indigenous peoples have been instituted in efforts to force assimilation to promote and further modernity as well as create a laboring class. Read excerpt here:
Excerpt from “Confronting Colonial Legacies: A History of Chicana/o Indigeneities and Transnational Activism” by José Luis Serrano Nájera
