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The episode referenced the title as having drawn on accounts of rape and sexual assault shared by Native women while the author was presenting herself as Cherokee. The discussion highlighted concerns about the author's claimed identity and the use of those personal stories. It was presented as a point of critique rather than endorsement.
Episode: The Sunday Read: ‘The Native Scholar Who Wasn't’
Smith's first book was referenced as having relied on stories of rape and sexual assault shared by Native women while she claimed Cherokee identity.
Smith's first book Conquest Sexual Violence and American Indian Genocide had relied on stories of rape and sexual assault that native women shared with her while she was identifying as Cherokee.