Cowboys and Indians: Toys of Genocide, Icons of American Colonialism
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Michael Yellow Bird
Wicazo Sa Review, vol. 19, no. 2, Autumn, 2004, pp. 33-48
Description
Article contends that the United States, as the last significant colonial power, still dominates indigenous peoples in external territories without their full consent. The paper argues that images of cowboys and Indians are a part of colonial history that asserts white supremacy and Indigenous inferiority.