I've been considering a game idea that is based on some of the themes and tropes of the "Wild West" period of U.S., Mexican, Canada. However, one of the biggest problems with that time period in history is the mass genocide of Indigenous Peoples and exploitation of immigrants from a host of countries, including China. I think there are a lot of interesting themes of exploration, independence, and self-actualization in many "Westerns" or even Western-inspired Steampunk works, but I want to work towards creating stories that decolonialize that period.

Have others worked in this sort of theme? Are there works (TTRPG's, non-fiction, etc.) that you would recommend on the subject? I have a variety of scholarly articles that have been very helpful, but they are very academic and speak of a more "going forward" process of discussing those periods of history in a broader context.

Thanks hivemind.