“In movies I’ve seen a recurring narrative: a formulaic plot rooted in the simple idea that new people come in and change some beloved space. Whether it’s a precious record store going corporate or an old farm house getting a hideously modern makeover, the villain, the new guy, comes firing in hot with big plans to change things, to erase what’s been and create something new. We see this again and again. It’s crazy to me that white people devour this tired narrative in their movies but refuse to see it in the reality of their settler status. The settlers residency on our land comes from a generational violence that is passed down through ancestry. And if this were not crime enough, what angers me is the denial of this history, and the replacement with entitlement.”