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- Title
Settler Answers to Settler Problems: Centering Settler Colonialism in Environmental History.
- Authors
Reed, Kaitlin
- Abstract
Traci Brynne Voyles's book, "The Settler Sea: California's Salton Sea and the Consequences of Colonialism," provides a comprehensive exploration of the Salton Sea's history and its connection to settler colonialism and environmental justice. The book argues for the inclusion of settler colonialism in California and US history, particularly in environmental histories. It examines the Salton Sea as a microcosm of the West's environmental history, highlighting the knowledge and practices of Indigenous groups. The book is structured chronologically, exploring the Salton Sea through different thematic lenses. It discusses the influx of birds, settler-built infrastructure, settler concerns about disease, militarization, incarceration, toxicity, and the need for decolonization and Indigenous involvement in protecting ancestral lands and waters.
- Subjects
COLONIES; ENVIRONMENTAL history; ENVIRONMENTAL justice; BIRD declines; BODIES of water; FLOODS; WILDLIFE conservation; MARITIME history
- Publication
Reviews in American History, 2023, Issue 3, p229
- ISSN
0048-7511
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1353/rah.2023.a917237