Unsettling Mormonism
an archive of unsettling histories, mythistories, and mystories
from U.S. & Mormon settler colonialism, white supremacy, and imperialism
from U.S. & Mormon settler colonialism, white supremacy, and imperialism
“We took from them almost all their land. We tried to take from them their water rights, hunting and fishing rights, and the timber on their land. We tried to take from them their culture, their religion, their identity, and perhaps most importantly, we tried to take from them their freedom. And what is so amazing about this whole story is that we failed. We failed after hundreds of years of trying to take everything from (the Indigenous peoples of this land). We failed to do that. They're still here.” - Dr. Daniel McCool
“We're a small tribe, but we're still here... I'm proud of our tribe. I'm proud of what we've accomplished, how we've survived, the things that we do, the skills that we have, and so, I want everybody to know who we are.” - Shannan Martineau, See Veets'Eng member (Shivwits Paiute) “May we go forward in repentance, one that does not require individual culpability... and shows how a community owns and understands the reverberations of its actions and its realities… May we seek repentance... (which) means 'to walk in a different direction.' It's much more than 'I'm sorry.’” - Reverend Serene Jones and Krista Tippet
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AuthorI am nicholas b jacobsen, an artist, researcher, historian, educator, and organizer. I am a trans-non binary Euro-settler raised in the Nuwu lands of so-called Utah. My family has been Mormon and Utahn for as long as either of those concepts have existed. My ancestors sacrificed everything--their identities, homelands, jobs, health, & safety to become Mormon, Utahn, U.S. American, & white--to settler their Zion. They also sacrificed their humanities as they committed genocide against Kuttuhsippeh (Goshute), Timpanogos Shoshone, Shoshone-Bannock, Eastern Shoshone, Ute, Nuwu (Southern Paiute), and Diné (Navajo). Because my ancestors made my home through Indigenous genocide in their home/lands––I take it as my personal responsibility to unsettle what my ancestors settled, while helping my fellow settlers do the same through reading, writing, art, and community building. Archives
June 2023
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