Massacre on the Plains: A Better Way to Conceptualize Genocide on American Soil

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dc.contributor.advisorMoffitt, Michael
dc.contributor.authorKell, Keaton
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06T21:44:37Z
dc.date.available2017-09-06T21:44:37Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-06
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines the massacres of the Plains Indian Wars in the United States (1851-1890) and how they relate to contemporary theories of genocide. By using the Plains Indian Wars as a case study, a critique can be made of theories which inform predictive models and genocide policy. This thesis analyzes newspaper articles, histories, congressional investigations, presidential speeches, and administrative policies surrounding the four primary massacres perpetrated by the United States during this time. An ideology of racial superiority and fears of insecurity, impurity, and insurgency drove the actions of the white settler-colonialists and their military counterparts. Still, despite the theoretical emphasis on massacre in genocide theory, massacres on the Plains were relatively rare compared to the use of other genocidal tactics. This demonstrates that contemporary genocide theorists must be careful not to unintentionally limit thinking on genocide to strict military or militia led violence.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/22663
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectGenocideen_US
dc.subjectMassacreen_US
dc.subjectNative Americansen_US
dc.subjectPlains Indiansen_US
dc.subjectPlains Indian Warsen_US
dc.subjectReservationsen_US
dc.titleMassacre on the Plains: A Better Way to Conceptualize Genocide on American Soil
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineConflict and Dispute Resolution Program
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.S.

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