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How Andrew Jackson used the smallpox vaccine against Native Americans: A cautionary tale of politics and disease
In 1832, smallpox raged along the Mississippi River. After years of bitter debate, the Indian Removal Act had just been signed by President Andrew Jackson. A sharply divided white nation prepared for widespread Indian removal to west of the river; … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, my own thoughts, news
Tagged 1832, Andrew Jackson, Arikara, Blackfeet, cass, Hidatsa, Indian Vaccination Act, lewis cass, Mandan, navajo, smallpox, smallpox vaccine, trump
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Navajo Nation COVID outbreak still spiraling: Apr 10 update
Navajo Nation has been hit with some of the highest per capita rates of infection anywhere in the world. The current number of cases are increasing 12% daily, doubling every 6 days. Detailed information and emergency orders can be found … Continue reading
White noise in the time of coronavirus: The chaotic California Fish & Game Commission telemeeting
When the California Fish & Game Commission attempted to hold a telemeeting on April 9, it quickly devolved into chaos and was cancelled within minutes. It was an illustration of white rage, white privilege, and white noise making other voices … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, news
Tagged ban, california, colonized, coronavirus, COVID-19, fishing, recreational fishing, rights, white noise, white privilege, white rage
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COVID-19 outbreak at Navajo Nation: Apr 4 summary
See my first update on Apr 1 for relevant background and links to Navajo Nation press releases. Here is the summary for Apr 4. There have now been 13 deaths. CLICK TO ENLARGE The COVID-19 epidemic in Navajo Nation was … Continue reading
Asymptomatic but contagious: Healthy youth may be spreading the virus
Here’s what they learned in the town of Vo’, Italy, when they tested everybody. This comes from a Physicians Facebook group, posted by an Italian doctor (Daniela Molena): A letter from Prof Romagnani Sergio who is a Professor in Florence. He … Continue reading
Posted in news
Tagged #flattenthecurve, asymptomatic, contagious, coronavirus, COVID-19, elders, isolation, Italy, lockdown, Molena, pandemic, Sergio, testing, Vo
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Super Bowl LIV: The Erasure Bowl
A lot has been written about Kansas City’s use of the Chiefs as a mascot, with its various forms of “playing Indian”– tomahawk chops, the chant, etc. For more on the mascot issue– in fact, for a comprehensive review of … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts, news
Tagged #SuperBowlXIV, 49ers, california, Chiefs, erasure, football, genocide, Gold Rush, Super Bowl, Sutter
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Evo Morales and Bolivia: 500 years of indigenous struggle against international exploitation
The rise of Evo Morales to the presidency of Bolivia was a landmark moment in the struggle of indigenous people against colonial oppression. Bolivia has been ground zero in this struggle for centuries. Five hundred years ago, enslaved Aymara worked … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts, news
Tagged Bolivia, cashman, coup, evo, indigenous, lithium, machu pichu, morales, Tupac Katari, Wiphala
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An ancient Karuk story about wildfire management in California
With the rapid increase in deadly mega-fires in California, federal and state governments are turning to indigenous people for solutions. The US Forest Service is now working with the Karuk Tribe to implement prescribed burns to manage the land. Much has … Continue reading
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Tagged #climatechange, california, climate, climate change, fire, forest, Karuk, land management, mega-fires, megafires, Native, prescribed burn, Redwood National Forest, redwoods, salmon, TEK, traditional, wildfire
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Slavery in the US before 1619; why are we ignoring it?
When English pirates arrived in Jamestown, Virginia in 1619 and sold 20-32 African slaves (which they had stolen from a Portuguese vessel off the coast of Spanish-controlled Veracruz, Mexico) to the settlers there, it was the first time that a … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts, news
Tagged 1586, 1619, Drake, Estevanico, florida, Guale, Guasco, Narvaez, revolt, Roanoke, San Miguel de Guadalupe, Sapelo, slave, slavery, Spaniards, Spanish, St. Augustine
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Twitter banned me for quoting the Bible and saying it applied to Trump
I posted this picture, which is Psalm 10 in its entirety: CLICK TO ENLARGE I introduced it as “A prayer for God to kill @realDonaldTrump”, which Psalm 10 very much seems to be (as well as a prayer for God … Continue reading
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