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Tag Archives: genocide
John Sutter’s heart of darkness
In Joseph Conroy’s novel Heart of Darkness, the ivory trader Mr. Kurtz moves deep into the “savage interior” of the Congo and builds a vast slave plantation where he rules by terror. Severed heads are perched on the posts of … Continue reading
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Tagged Apocalypse Now, Donner Party, genocide, Gold Rush, heart of darkness, Maidu, Miwok, slavery, slaves, statue, Sutter, Sutter's Mill
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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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Pioneer landmarks: Celebrating and denying ethnic cleansing
So my white friend is on a road trip and posting pics on Facebook. He likes history, so inevitably we start seeing those ubiquitous historical markers of pioneer struggles. Here’s just one example. Read it. It’s typical. The historical markers … Continue reading
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Tagged ash hollow, Black Hills, erasure, ethnic cleansing, fort laramie, genocide, harney, historical markers, landmarks, names, pioneer, placenames
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A California genocide vignette
On June 18, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom made headlines with an executive order apologizing for a past “war of extermination”, emphasizing the state’s commitment (via AB 52 and executive order) to tribal consultation (including many non-federally-recognized tribes), and establishing … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts, news
Tagged apology, california, diggers, Executive Order, extermination, genocide, governor, Ishi, madley, newsom, redding, Yahi, Yana
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The US at the abyss: What did we learn from the child separation policy?
After several weeks of shock, horror, tears, and rage, we are back from the abyss of war crimes and a level of racial terrorism that seemed unimaginable since the Civil Rights Era. Make no mistake, this was a defining moment … Continue reading
New Landmark Book Documents Genocide by Design in California
A recently published book, An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873 by Benjamin Madley, provides a thorough and exhaustive review of the well-documented but poorly-known genocide of Native Americans in California, primarily after the Gold Rush. Madley … Continue reading
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Tagged book, california, genocide, indians, madley, Native American history, native americans, yale
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If the Buffalo is the National Mammal, is Biological Warfare the National Military Strategy?
In an all-too-common example of revisionist history, NPR’s story of the bison becoming the “National Mammal” recounted the near-extinction of the species during American expansion while completely failing to mention that the buffalo slaughter was a deliberate military strategy in the ethnic cleansing of Native … Continue reading
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Tagged #nationalmammal, biological warfare, bison, brewster higley, buffalo, ethnic cleansing, genocide, home on the range, national mammal, Native American history, npr, Plains, sheridan, sherman, slaughter
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Remembering Genocide in the Sacramento Valley
This story is breaking out across Indian Country: History Professor Denies Native Genocide: Native Student Disagrees, Gets Expelled From Course The ultimate irony is that the university is Sacramento State. Though no one much talks about it, the Sacramento Valley … Continue reading
California closer to banning Redskins team names
The California State Assembly passed a bill banning “redskins” as a team mascot in public schools. The vote was 57-9. It still needs to go to the State Senate and Governor Jerry Brown, and the odds look good there. California … Continue reading
Federal Court Victory for Oglala and Rosebud Sioux Children
The Geneva Convention defines genocide as “…any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: (a) Killing members of the group; (b) Causing serious bodily … Continue reading
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Tagged children, Geneva, genocide, ICWA, Indian Child Welfare Act, Oglala, Rosebud, Sioux, South Dakota
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