The Ten Stages of Genocide: Definitions, Ho-Chunk History, and What It Looks Like Today

This blog, written by Sunshine Thomas-Bear, applies the Ten Stages of Genocide framework to Ho-Chunk history and present-day realities. It examines how genocide can operate not only through violence, but through policy, paperwork, division, and time, while also reminding us that healing, restoration, and cultural continuance are processes we can actively choose.