They didn't think to check Wikipedia apparently 😭 "Although often credited with originating the field, Australian historian Patrick Wolfe stated that "I didn't invent Settler Colonial Studies. Natives have been experts in the field for centuries." en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Settler...

Settler colonialism - Wikipedia

Yeah, it's a good rejoinder

Wolfe's Traces of History is a brilliant book. I would have loved to read his followup but he passed far too soon. I read some of the work he was doing with David Lloyd and it looked incredible! Seek it out if you can!