During a King Week event, the “Decolonial Dialogue” panel shared how their diverse experiences have been impacted by the moniker as well as ways the university can decolonize education.
There are many ways that colonialism affects Georgie Britcher on campus, she said, and the most impactful is that there is no space for her to be herself.
“I often find myself hiding my Indigeneity and also recognizing I have the privilege to do that in many spaces,” said Ms. Britcher, who is president of GW Students for Indigenous and Native American Rights. “People should not have to hide who they are on this campus.”
She also described firsthand experiences where students and faculty joked around with the term “savage,” even after expressing the harm that the word has caused.
“Culture is not a joke, and I think that especially rich white students think that it is and are allowed to think that it is because they’re not going to face the repercussions,” Ms. Britcher said.
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