( – promoted by navajo) How can you educate the dominant culture, a mindset, that the desecration of Native American ceremony is cultural genocide? Source As early as 1933, Raphael Lemkin proposed a cultural component to genocide, which he called “vandalism.” However, the drafters of the 1948 Genocide Convention dropped that concept from their consideration. … Continued
( – promoted by navajo) Christopher Columbus: The Christian Crusades had ended in 1291, the Black Death had been deliberately blamed on innocent Jews who said what their Christian torturers forced them to, that they poisoned water wells, causing the Black Death. Of course, the real cause was in the stomachs of fleas, not planetary … Continued
I have a speech on Native American Peace Pipes coming up. I was wondering if I could get some sort of interview with someone that might have some insight on the topic. This is not a joke so please do not take it as one. Thank you.
Her Hands intricate lines and creases swirls, whorls, impressions strength and power gentleness and comfort in those hands why did you take them ? hands that held babies loved caressed a lover… a husband hands of a warrior woman why did you take them ? hands that fought back resisted the darkness did you look … Continued
We make time to debate religion Passing bills and building prisons For building fortunes and passing judgements When will there be a time to love At this point in history we have a choice to make To either walk a path of love Or be crippled by our hate We have time to cause pollution … Continued
“Life’s too short to wake up in the morning with regrets so laugh too much, take too many photos, love the people who treat you right and forget about the rest. Live life to the fullest, don’t regret anything because at one stage it was something you wanted to do & never regret something that … Continued
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After this, I don’t know what to do next. Source It seems like someone ought to let the president know that an American Indian man fasted in front of the White House for one week. Someone ought to say this man sat on a bench in Lafayette Park, starving in a silent protest, not taking … Continued
Source The Indian removals which destroyed one quarter of the Cherokee tribe, were actually conceptualized by Jefferson and then extended and carried out by Jackson. There were great debates about whether the “redskins” were human and whether they had souls. I heard a descendant of Moxtaveto (Black Kettle), speak about the racism of Sports Mascots. … Continued
