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The many voices that called for Native genocide: A collection of quotes from the United States

Posted on December 5, 2024 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Below is a collection of quotes, mostly from politicians and newspapers, calling for or describing the genocide of Native Americans, from 1832 to 1891. That word didn’t evolve until the Holocaust. In the 1800s, the word was simply “extermination.” On … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts | Tagged ethnic cleansing, extermination, genocide, Holocaust, indians, native americans, Native history, redskins, US history, William Clark | 4 Comments

The Pioneers were bad guys

Posted on May 29, 2022 by Stephen Carr Hampton

One thing about “the pioneers” as we call them in the US — they were essentially white renegade militias, operating outside of US law, who sought to ethnically cleanse the land for their own acquisition. And that’s the opinion of … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts | Tagged Cherokee, colonists, crockett, Daniel Boone, ethnic cleansing, Franklin, frontier, genocide, gun culture, history, indians, John Wayne, Little House on the Prairie, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Oregon Trail, pioneer, pioneers, settlers, Trail of Tears, white savages, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Erasure, white fragility, and the verbal monuments of bird names: Should we hold people in the past accountable to present-day mores?

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Stephen Carr Hampton

When addressing historic wrongs, and especially memorials that honor people that perpetrated historic wrongs, a common challenge is: Should we be holding these people accountable according to modern values and mores? There are two big problems with this question. Almost … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts | Tagged accountable, aos, aou, bird names, bird names for birds, Cherokee, honorific, indians, mcCown, memorials, mores, native american, parisorum, Scott's Oriole, statues, Trail of Tears, verbal monuments, white fragility, winfield | 2 Comments

The strange truth about smallpox and Native Americans

Posted on June 15, 2019 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Did Europeans deliberately give smallpox-infected blankets to Native Americans? Absolutely. There is one proven case and many other suspicious ones. But the largest smallpox outbreak, the one that killed possibly hundreds of thousands of Natives, started during the Revolutionary War. … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts | Tagged Amherst, biological warfare, blankets, Comanche, disease, epidemic, fenn, indians, infection, inoculation, mather, native americans, Onesimus, plague, puget sound, Shoshone, smallpox, war, winter count | 3 Comments

How reparations could work: Using the US’s past affirmative action for whites as a model

Posted on April 9, 2019 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Reparations for on-going injustices against Native and African Americans are entirely feasible. Historic government programs for white people serve as a model. The giant Monopoly game Imagine the US economy thru history as a giant Monopoly game. In the beginning, … Continue reading →

Posted in my own thoughts, news | Tagged african american, Black Hills, blacks, Bundy, Cherokee, citizenship, discrimination, FHA, gi bill, homestead act, indians, jubilee, lakota, life expectancy, mining law, monopoly, native americans, naturalization act, preemption, redlining, reparations, Sioux, slavery, socialism, Supreme Court, Trail of Tears, unions, white privilege, white supremacy | Leave a comment

Native mascots and logos: A good op-ed from Winters, California

Posted on July 30, 2017 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Though the author is not Native, this is really one of the better op-eds I’ve seen on this topic. Thank you Debra DeAngelo. It comes from the Davis Enterprise in northern California and is about the Winters High School Warriors … Continue reading →

Posted in reblogs | Tagged deangelo, indians, mascot, native american, warriors, winters | Leave a comment

Another Genocide Banner at a Football Game

Posted on October 29, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

This seems to happen at least once every fall. Yet another reason why ethnic groups should not be mascots. Full story is here. Imagine a high school whose mascot was Jews, and opposing teams could say “Get Ready for a … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged banner, cheerleaders, football, Greenfield-McClain, high school, Hillsboro, indians, ohio, Trail of Tears | 1 Comment

New Landmark Book Documents Genocide by Design in California

Posted on July 31, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

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 →

Posted in news | Tagged book, california, genocide, indians, madley, Native American history, native americans, yale | Leave a comment

Trump vs Hillary: Explicit vs Implicit Racism

Posted on May 3, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

On point analysis here by Mark Charles, Navajo correspondent for Native News Online. http://nativenewsonline.net/currents/a-native-response-to-hillary-clintons-off-the-reservation-comment/

Posted in news | Tagged #hillary, indians, mark charles, off the reservation, racism, trump | Leave a comment

Bernie’s attention to Native issues is unprecedented

Posted on March 27, 2016 by Stephen Carr Hampton

Bernie Sanders appointed a respected Native advocate as his adviser on Native issues– and it appears she’s doing a good job and he is listening to her. It’s hard to think of a presidential candidate– ever– that gave such attention … Continue reading →

Posted in news | Tagged #bernie, indians, native americans | 1 Comment