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Rosalyn R. Lapier

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Starvation Has Long Been Used as a Weapon of War Against Indigenous People

Starvation Has Long Been Used as a Weapon of War Against Indigenous People

Settler colonizers in the US and Canada destroyed Indigenous food systems in their bid to acquire land.

12.08.2025 2

Truthout

Rosalyn R. Lapier

The dark history of forced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples

The dark history of forced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples

An Indigenous scholar explains how starvation was used to acquire the lands of Indigenous peoples. Her great-grandparents experienced ‘starvation...

12.08.2025 20

The Conversation

Rosalyn R. Lapier

My Family Lived the Horrors of Native American Boarding Schools: Why Biden’s Apology Doesn’t Go Far Enough

I am a direct descendant of family members that were forced as children to attend either a U.S. government-operated or church-run Indian boarding...

30.10.2024 3

CounterPunch

Rosalyn R. Lapier

My family lived the horrors of Native American boarding schools – why Biden’s apology doesn’t go far enough

I am a direct descendant of family members that were forced as children to attend either a U.S. government-operated or church-run Indian boarding...

28.10.2024 3

The Conversation

Rosalyn R. Lapier