Ojibwe and Settler Modulations of Space: A Case of Historical Injustice for Native Americans

• Author(s): Ashish Manoj; Dr. Purnima Bali
• Paper ID: 1719161
• Page: 2273-2281
• Published Date: 22-06-2026
• Published In: Iconic Research And Engineering Journals
• Publisher: IRE Journals
• e-ISSN: 2456-8880
• Volume/Issue: Volume 9 Issue 12 June-2026

Abstract

American colonial history is rooted in the hostile takeover of Indigenous territories and the genocidal execution of the native population. The settler colonial narrative that proclaims Manifest Destiny as the founding principle of the settler states, subsumes Indigenous counter-narratives of systemic gendered violence enacted against the Native Americans. The acquirement of land continues to be the principle basis for the progressiveness of settler states. The paper observes how colonial conceptions of space continue to influence Eurocentric epistemologies, in the interpretation of Indigenous American cultures. The paper details the historical progression of the colonial influence exerted by Euro-American colonies on the Indigenous population. The paper delineates the distinctive epistemic attributes of Ojibwe tribal knowledge, represented through their a-chronological conceptions of space.

Keywords

Gynocentric, Anishinaabe, Ojibwe, Spatial, Native American, Epistemologies, Indigeneity, Eurocentric, Manifest Destiny, Colonists, Deities, Doctrine of Discovery.

Citations

IRE Journals:
Ashish Manoj, Dr. Purnima Bali "Ojibwe and Settler Modulations of Space: A Case of Historical Injustice for Native Americans" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 9 Issue 12 2026 Page 2273-2281 https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I12-1719161

IEEE:
Ashish Manoj, Dr. Purnima Bali "Ojibwe and Settler Modulations of Space: A Case of Historical Injustice for Native Americans" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 9(12) https://doi.org/10.64388/IREV9I12-1719161