DEAR AUTOCRAT(S)

“DEAR AUTOCRAT(S),” an Outcome archive entry by Sawatis Frushell. The entry belongs to the crosscurrents collection and connects readers to scholarship, public history, and organizing around the Doctrine of Discovery, Christian domination, Indigenous sovereignty, law, religion, land, memory, and accountability.

In brief, it addresses We never strived to be your equals Or fought for that sameness of identity There was no reason for uprising Against your anthropocentric prototyped pattern Foreseen long before. For readers arriving from the main Doctrine of Discovery site, this post functions as a pointer rather than a replacement for the full Outcome record. The canonical page preserves the complete context, metadata, author information, citation links, media, and neighboring materials in the archive.

The source text highlights terms and contexts including INTRODUCTION We never strived to be your equalsOr fought for that sameness of identityThere was no reason for uprisingAgainst your anthropocentric prototyped patternForeseen long before your arrival Because we had established equivalent equityMillennium prior to your pilgrimage of biblical conquestAnd your utopian misunderstanding of our communitiesAnd your fear of the unknown We never wanted to be equalizedBy the progression of crookednessBent on the achievement of possession over allWe didn’t fight for equalityWe fought as the land that fights to sustain all life possibleWe gave you the benefit of calling you brothers and sistersLong before you realised the understanding of balance We gave you the opportunity to learn reciprocityAnd the accurate meaning of great. Read the canonical Outcome page for the complete entry.

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