Wow! Justin, this is great. You have packed a lot of history and theory into a cogent and very readable statement. Much appreciated.
I remember a local police chief I was with one night who said, “I pity the poor sap who relies on police. I have my dog and my gun.” Startling for him to acknowledge that…. We laughed, but knew the seriousness of the underlying situation of domination.
Justin - The writings of James Willard Schultz are a useful source. He became a ‘white Blackfoot’ and wrote many stories of his (and others) experiences in a ‘warrior society’, coming at it outsiders who become insiders. You can access much of his writing in the Internet Archive:
Well said!
Wow! Justin, this is great. You have packed a lot of history and theory into a cogent and very readable statement. Much appreciated.
I remember a local police chief I was with one night who said, “I pity the poor sap who relies on police. I have my dog and my gun.” Startling for him to acknowledge that…. We laughed, but knew the seriousness of the underlying situation of domination.
I have seen some of this thought articulated by Native American folks, such as Sakej Ward. Have you come across any writers of note along these lines?
You mean the lines of ‘not relying on police’?
Or at least advancing this idea of a warrior society.
There’s a lot of this material,… I’ll keep in mind to send you something next I see it...
Justin - The writings of James Willard Schultz are a useful source. He became a ‘white Blackfoot’ and wrote many stories of his (and others) experiences in a ‘warrior society’, coming at it outsiders who become insiders. You can access much of his writing in the Internet Archive:
Try this link: https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%28james%20willard%20schultz%29
I hope this is useful.
That’s very helpful. Thank you.