{"product_id":"how-settlers-get-away-with-murder","title":"How Settlers Get Away with Murder \/\/ The Killing of Indigenous Women and Two-Spirit People in the Americas (Pre-order, Sep 29 2026)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eA forensic history of the missing and murdered Indigenous women and Two-Spirit people crisis that unmasks the Americas’ oldest and most relentless crime: Native genocide\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A phenomenal contribution to our understanding of the ongoing violence throughout the Americas against [MMIW2S].” — Professor Randall Akee, Harvard Kennedy School\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSince the arrival of Columbus, thousands of perpetrators have gotten away with murder, burying evidence of their crimes in police reports and court testimony. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Settlers Get Away with Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e unearths that hidden evidence to expose the ongoing crisis of missing and murdered Indigenous women and Two-Spirit people (MMIW2S).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHistorian and citizen of Cherokee Nation Liza Black examines 5 cases in Canada, the US, and Mexico, from 1908 to 2017. Rejecting narratives that blame victims’ poverty or trauma, Black dissects police files, coroners’ reports, and court records to uncover a harsh historical reality: The evidence of settler violence has been hiding in plain sight.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis landmark work delivers a damning verdict: The same systems of law and policing that have targeted Native people for centuries have also shielded their killers. Through meticulous archival interrogation, Black demonstrates how police, courts, and coroners have functioned not as instruments of justice but as pillars of a system designed to protect settler violence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLiza Black\u003c\/strong\u003e is a citizen of Cherokee Nation and an associate professor of history and of Native American and Indigenous studies at Indiana University. Her first book, Picturing Indians: Native Americans in Film, 1941–1960, reveals how Native actors navigated Hollywood's racialized structures. As a 2024-25 Racial Justice Fellow at Harvard University’s Kennedy School and a 2021-22 Visiting Scholar at the University of California Los Angeles, she completed \u003ci\u003eHow Settlers Get Away with Murder\u003c\/i\u003e. Her research and public scholarship, featured on NPR, PBS, \u003ci\u003eRed Nation\u003c\/i\u003e podcast, and \u003ci\u003eHigh Country News\u003c\/i\u003e, examines the intersections of Indigenous history, representation, and policy.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublish Date: September 29, 2026\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 264\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eType: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEAN\/UPC: 9780807024775\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 9.0 X 6.0 X 0.0 inches | 1.3 pounds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBISAC Categories: Politics, History, Mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Liza Black","offers":[{"title":"(Pre-order, Sep 29 2026) Hardcover","offer_id":49055341150443,"sku":"9780807024775","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0253\/4014\/9820\/files\/9780807024775.jpg?v=1784146774","url":"https:\/\/rep.club\/products\/how-settlers-get-away-with-murder","provider":"Reparations Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}