In Week 1, we talked about redress for historical dialogue with Professor Barkan's piece "Historical Dialogue and Mass Atrocities" and the Washington Post article "Can remembering past atrocities prevent future ones?". In 2019, California governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order that recognized state-sponsored violence and discrimination against Indigenous Peoples as a part of California's "dark history". He also made a "Truth and Healing Council" to report on historical relationships between those indigenous to the land now known as California and the state of California. However, is this enough?

In Week 6, we discussed the importance of shared narratives. This stresses the importance of plurivocal and multivocal narratives. Conventional history has repressed the histories of Indigenous peoples. It is also important to emphasize that “Indigenous” is not a monolithic identity. Shared histories are incredibly relevant to moving forward; U.S. historiography must value the narratives of Indigenous Peoples, as well as contextualizing their present situation.

In Week 10, Professor Barkan mentioned discourse about erasing or constructing history regarding removal of Confederate monuments in U.S. In June 14, the Cherokee nation removed 2 Confederate monuments from Capitol Square in Cherokee County, Oklahoma. On the other hand, the mayor of Arcata, California said removing a monument of President McKinley would take away from the city's culture. The NYC Mayor De Blasio vowed to layer the Columbus monument and have a new monument honoring indigenous people. Clearly, this issue is heavily related to Week 10's lecture.

In Week 12, we talked about human rights archiving. This is relevant because the accessibility of paper archives versus digital archives is similar to the accessibility of in-person memorials versus virtual memorials.

Week 7 and 11: So, we come back to an overall question of "How beneficial mapping historical dialogues is in documenting the atrocities toward Indigenous Peoples?" From our research, we've found that it is incredibly important, particularly in this context, for three main reasons: