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Did you know the US inspired Russian forced removals? Americans have never heard of the Circassians who are indigenous to the Caucasuses. They were forcibly removed in the 1860s. A Russian official said: “These Circassians are just like your Indians—as untamable and uncivilized”
It bothers me when folks want to define Native American by set factors like whether one grew up on a reservation, or were influenced by elders, how ceremonial they are, or their hair. All these are geared toward a stereotype. Does someone have to look like this to be “American”?
The truth about the racist stereotypes put out by White people is more often than not, they were describing themselves. Like “dirty Indian” for Native Americans. In Native cultures, personal hygiene is very important and over history, many Natives noted how bad White men smelled
Repatriation of Native American remains is so important because Natives recognize these remains were human beings. Yet a large element of the dominant culture sees them as no different than dinosaur bones with secrets to unlock using “science” as a justification. Its dehumanizing
Since the topic of white supremacy at the Capitol is of national interest, a reminder the “sacred symbol of democracy” itself glorifies Native American death. These monuments to the murder of Tecumseh and Daniel Boone murdering Natives are carved into the walls under the Dome
When you read these racist captions, you’re led to believe Native Americans are somehow inherently inferior. That’s the perspective Americans wanted people to have. This perception still exists unfortunately. In reality, these Osage women were three of the richest women in the US
“Shall we give up our homes, our country bequeathed to us by the Great Spirit, the graves of our dead and everything that is dear and sacred to us without a struggle? Never!”
Tecumseh was the greatest Native American ever and said this line that belongs in a film like Braveheart
Today, "half of Oklahoma" is recognized as the territory of Native nations
Next, the other half
Finally, all the territory rightfully belonging to Native nations across the U.S.
When you think about the social disruption and havoc coronavirus is wreaking on our society right now with a 1% death rate, imagine what smallpox and other European diseases with a 90% death rate did to the survivors of Native American societies. Truly an apocalypse 1000x over
On this day in 1835, a man named Richard Lawrence tried to assassinate Andrew Jackson. It was the first ever attempted assassination of an American president. Share if you think it is a shame that he wasn't able to kill this man who caused the death of countless Native Americans