Inherited Silence
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Inherited Silence

Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind

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eBook - ePub

Inherited Silence

Listening to the Land, Healing the Colonizer Mind

About this book

An insightful look at the historical damages early colonizers of America caused and how their descendants may recognize and heal the harm done to the earth and the native peoples Inherited Silence tells the story of beloved land in California's Napa Valley—how the land fared during the onslaught of colonization and how it fares now in the drought, development, and wildfires that are the consequences of the colonial mind. Author Louise Dunlap's ancestors were among the first Europeans to claim ownership of traditional lands of the Wappo people during a period of genocide. As settlers, her ancestors lived the dream of Manifest Destiny, their consciousness changing only gradually over the generations.When Dunlap's generation inherited the land, she had already begun to wonder about its unspoken story. What had kept her ancestors from seeing and telling the truth of their history? What had they brought west with them from the very earliest colonial experience in New England? Dunlap looks back into California's and America's history for the key to their silences and a way to heal the wounds of the land, its original people, and the harmful mind of the colonizer.It's a powerful story that will awaken others to consider their own ancestors' role in colonization and encourage them to begin reparations for the harmful actions of those who came before. More broadly, it offers a way for every reader to evaluate their own current life actions and the lasting impact they can have on society and our planet.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Epigraph
  5. Contents
  6. Opening Words
  7. Chapter 1. Fires of Awakening
  8. Chapter 2. Beyond the View from Unc’s Deck
  9. Chapter 3. Facing Our Silenced History
  10. Chapter 4. Mother’s Legacy: Reciprocity and the Pansy Field
  11. Chapter 5. Dad and the Oaks: Slowly Letting Go of the Family Silence
  12. Chapter 6. My Generation Takes Care of the Ranch
  13. Chapter 7. Two Waves of Colonizers on the Tulucay Grant
  14. Chapter 8. Manifest Destiny: Letters from the Second Generation After Genocide
  15. Chapter 9. Healing the Deeper Past
  16. Chapter 10. Ceremonies for the Soul Wound
  17. Closing Words: Action for Healing and Repair
  18. Map of Napa Valley and the San Francisco Bay Area
  19. Gratitude
  20. Selected Bibliographic Notes
  21. Index
  22. About the Author