In this week, we examined the origins of the United States in terms of colonization, settler colonialism and the erasure of American Indian and Native Hawaiian claims to sovereignty . Citing at least two of the supplementary materials, please answer the following questions in a few paragraphs:

What similarities and differences exist between settler colonialism and colonization, and how has US history sought to remove and invalidate American Indian and Native Hawaiian claims of sovereignty?
How does settler colonialism relate to racial microaggressions? Explain using specific examples.