The Crime Without a Name: Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America Free Audiobook Download by Barrett Holmes Pitner

"Ethnocide" is the use of cultural and racial identities as tools of domination or oppression. The rise in hate crimes, racism, and other forms of intolerance is not a coincidence. For example, during the 2008 presidential campaign, President Obama said that he would give a "voice to those who have been disenfranchised." However, after the election, Obama's top priorities included the war against terrorism and cutting taxes for corporations. What he did not mention was his plan for "re-inventing America." The source of this revolution is rooted in ethnonationalism, which has increasingly become popular among white Americans.

Barrett Holmes Pitner's new book, The Crime Without a Name, is the result of his thesis research for an MA in Humanities from the University of Texas at El Paso. It is a look at the history and outcomes of ethnocide in America. It begins with the systematic removal of Native Americans from their lands and continues with an examination of how this societal action has continued to be perpetuated through other means over time.

In this book, Barrett Holmes Pitner makes a strong case in arguing that Americans are committing ethnocide by erasing the culture of other cultures.

The Crime Without a Name: Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America by Barrett Holmes Pitner is an audiobook that recounts the author's experiences with his Native American heritage. He details his journey from pre-teen to adult, exploring topics such as how he was educated about Native culture and how he learned that it permeated much more than what appears on paper, why he was not taught about Native history and why his family's tribal names were removed from their family lineage tree.

Ethnocide is the term describing the extermination of an ethnic group, the destruction of their culture and way of life by another group. It’s usually a term applied to policies enacted in Europe during World War II against Jews, Gypsies and Russians living in Nazi occupied countries. But it can also be applied more broadly to any large scale policy that results in the diminishment or destruction of a cultural identity--like mass immigration, assimilation or genocide. And it can also happen here in America as we see with political leaders who are erasing cultures with policies like forced integration and bilingual education.

America is a country that was built on genocide and violence. The indigenous cultures of the land were obliterated, often with little to no resistance from the victims. Barrett Holmes Pitner examines a myriad of examples of this phenomenon throughout his book, The Crime Without a Name: Ethnocide and the Erasure of Culture in America. He describes how the United States has been systematically exterminating cultural groups since its inception as well as speculates on where things are headed in regards to these acts against humanity.