Indigenous Peoples have been excluded from the settler states of Australia, Canada, the USA, Hawai’i and New Zealand, both conceptually and materially to deny their sovereignty. Moreton-Robinson introduces “white possessive logics” to refer to the functions of whiteness as an institutional power system, not just an identity. Moreton-Robinson suggests a shift in Indigenous Studies to critique colonial power and whiteness, helping to dismantle white possession and acknowledge Indigenous sovereignty.
Moreton-Robinson, A. (2015). The White Possessive: Property, Power, and Indigenous Sovereignty. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press. https://ebookcentral-proquest-com.ezproxy.library.uvic.ca/lib/uvic/reader.action?docID=2051599&ppg=12