WL ARTS M23 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Isaac Stevens, Genocide Convention
20 Oct 2016
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Scholars have recorded only about 250,000 survivors. Disease, etc. have catalyzed population crash, but humans have arguably caused the most death. ), wrote that england is full, but america is empty this is reason to go inhabit their land. Claims that indigenous americans didn"t inhabit their land. Fully enough to justify their ownership of it. Would be hard for native americans to reconcile the fact that they"re descendants of both genocide perpetrators and victims: the question of genocide poses important issues. Scholars estimate about 25,000 people died during forced removal: 1850s. Despite all these deaths, more of these relocations occurred: 1948: standard of prosecuting genocide was set. That the defendant proved beyond reasonable doubt intent of genocide. That they did one of 5 genocidal acts. 1966: singer sang of the genocide basic to this country"s birth . 1987: ucla scholar russell thorton did monograph addressing genocide in continental united states. Argued that genocide was one of several causes of native.
