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Prompt: In lesson 3, we expounded on what it means to understand settler colonialism as an ongoing structure. We also looked at Patrick Wolfe's notion of the logic of elimination. And, finally, we further examined the different ideologies of elimination and various narratives of settlement.

Recall that ideologies of elimination and narratives of settlement underpin settler colonialism as a societal project. We can think of the ideologies of elimination and narratives of settlement as justifications for the settling project, or, understood in a different way, the stories settlers tell themselves to justify taking land already inhabited by Native peoples. As we read in our Mamdani article, the stories of settlement are varied.

With that in mind, please answer the following in essay format:

Identify one contemporary narrative of settler colonialism that you have encountered through film, literature, history, politics, or any other source. For example, it might be useful to think about the depiction of Indigenous people in films such as Dances with Wolves, Last of the Mohicans, or Apocalypto. You may also reference a piece of legislation that articulates an idea of so-called Indigenous primitiveness and infantilism.

Explain what purpose this narrative serves with regard to the central concern of settler colonialism: the acquisition of territory via the displacement of Native populations.