DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15871869
title: Reconciliation as Recolonization: A Moral and Ecological Critique of Liberal Settler Apology

description: Reconciliation as Recolonization: A Moral and Ecological Critique of Liberal Settler Apology

This repository contains the data, code, and outputs used in the analysis accompanying the article “Reconciliation as Recolonization: A Moral and Ecological Critique of Liberal Settler Apology.” The study investigates the temporal relationship between public interest in the Land Back and Black Lives Matter (BLM) movements using Granger causality tests on search trends.

📂 Contents








File
Description




BLM.csv
Monthly Google Trends data for "Black Lives Matter"


LB.csv
Monthly Google Trends data for "Land Back"


Figure_1.png
Visual output comparing search trends over time


Reconciliation.ipynb
Jupyter Notebook testing if Land Back Granger-causes BLM


reconciliation.py
Python script version of the Reconciliation analysis


Reverse_Reconciliation.ipynb
Jupyter Notebook testing if BLM Granger-causes Land Back


reverse_reconciliation.py
Python script version of the Reverse Reconciliation analysis






 




📈 Summary of Results





Land Back → BLM: Significant Granger causality detected at lag 2 (p ≈ 0.027), suggesting Land Back discourse precedes and influences BLM interest.




BLM → Land Back: No significant Granger causality found; BLM does not statistically predict Land Back trends.



🔧 How to Use

Requirements:





Python 3.11+




pandas




matplotlib




statsmodels




Jupyter Notebook (optional, for .ipynb files)



Running the Code:

From the command line:



bash





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python reconciliation.py
python reverse_reconciliation.py



Or in a Jupyter environment:



python





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!jupyter notebook Reconciliation.ipynb



📜 License

This dataset is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.

📅 Citation

If using this dataset or code, please cite the project as:



Anon Annotator (2025). Reconciliation as Recolonization: A Moral and Ecological Critique of Liberal Settler Apology. Zenodo. https://doi.org/[insert DOI once published]


Reconciliation vs. Reverse_Reconciliation

This dataset includes two sets of analytical files: Reconciliation and Reverse_Reconciliation, each referring to a directional Granger causality test between the “Land Back” and “Black Lives Matter” (BLM) movements.





Reconciliation.ipynb and reconciliation.pyThese files examine whether Land Back activity Granger-causes BLM. The results show that Land Back significantly predicts BLM at a lag of 2 months (p ≈ 0.027), suggesting that Indigenous resurgence plays a leading role in shaping broader racial justice discourse.




Reverse_Reconciliation.ipynb and reverse_reconciliation.pyThese files test the reverse relationship: whether BLM Granger-causes Land Back. The analysis finds no significant predictive power in this direction (all p-values > 0.11), indicating that BLM does not statistically influence Land Back trends.



Together, these directional tests provide empirical support for the paper’s core claim: that Land Back is not derivative of BLM, but rather a distinct and influential movement rooted in Indigenous sovereignty, land governance, and environmental justice.