dispossession
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An "eco-city", a mining complex, and a massive project to grow food and fuel are all part of an Indonesian growth drive that activists allege is causing deforestation and dispossession.
From Barron's • Oct. 17, 2025
Our documents now serve as legal and historical evidence not only of our own story but also of a broader pattern of dispossession.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2025
One is of nation-building and achievement; the other is of the displacement and dispossession of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024
But Penn’s legacy has been mythologized, to some extent, and his mission still led to the dispossession of natives, historians say.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2024
The second time he looked for her was after the dispossession.
From "Jazz" by Toni Morrison
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Excerpts from "An African Voice"
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