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Tag Archives: Native American history
Revelations about the Revolution: The Freedom to Steal Land from “Merciless Indian savages” was Key to the Declaration of Independence
My essay, published this morning (July 4, 2024) by Native News Online and Yahoo News, explores a central thesis in Ned Blackhawk’s award-winning book, The Rediscovery of American – that the American Revolution was primarily motivated by the desire to … Continue reading
My book project – Native American history, 1491 to the present
Osiyo, relatives! Many of the articles I’ve published and the blog posts I’ve shared in the past few years come from a rather massive book project: a collection of stories, spanning 1491 to the present, coast to coast, hundreds of … Continue reading
A reverse land acknowledgment: Place names honor ethnic cleansing and slavery
I live in Port Townsend, Jefferson County, Washington. It was originally called qatáy by the S’Klallam, a place with a small lagoon and a series of freshwater ponds that allowed for kayak portages from Puget Sound to the Strait of Juan … Continue reading
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Tagged bird names, birds, cass, Chetzemoka, chimacum, chinese gardens, ethnic cleansing, genocide, history, honor, Indian removal act, indigenous, Jackson, land acknowledgement, land acknowledgment, lincoln, morton, names, Native, Native American history, native americans, polk, port townsend, Rainier, s'klallam, Sioux, slavery, street, townshend
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White backlash: The Rittenhouse debacle from a Native perspective
During the George Floyd protests, twenty-five people were killed. Most of them were Black Lives Matter protesters. They were not killed by the police, but by white supremacists who traveled to the protests from out of town for the sole … Continue reading
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Tagged #RittenhouseVerdict, backlash, black, Black Lives Matter, BLM, Cache Valley, caste, charleston, chastisement, Eureka, Indian Island, Kenosha, Kingsley, Massacre, Mill Creek, mystic, Narbona, Native, Native American history, pequot, protest, retribution, Rittenhouse, Sand Creek, synagogue, town destroyer, trump, tucson, tulsa, verdict, Washington, washita, white, Wounded Knee, Yahi
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From Afghan interpreters to Apache scouts and beyond: White America’s non-white allies are enemies until proven otherwise
Afghanistan This week the world was horrified to see images of 640 men, women, and children crowded into the hold of a US military cargo plane on the tarmac in Kabul, while hundreds ran alongside the plane as it took … Continue reading
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Tagged afghanistan, apache, bin laden, Boston, C-17, C17, Crook, Deer Island, Exile, florida, geronimo, immigrant, Kabul, King Phillip's War, miles, native american, Native American history, native americans, prison, refugee, scouts, SIV, trump
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The backstory on Hannah Duston’s scalps
To scalp someone is to remove the skin from the top of the skull and the hair with it. The end product is a flap of skin with a hair piece attached. The size of the scalp taken can vary … Continue reading
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Tagged Abenaki, bounties, bounty, Dustan, Duston, ethnic cleansing, Hannah, manifest destiny, monuments, Native American history, New Hampshire, scalp, scalping, scalps, statue, vandalize
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The rise and fall and rise of the buffalo
The story of the American buffalo (Bison bison; formally known as American bison) is steeped in legend, mythology, and controversy. Recent research has shed light on the full history, affirming portions of most stories. The first rise: evolution with Native … Continue reading
Posted in my own thoughts, news
Tagged antiquus, atlatl, bison, buffalo, clovis, extinction, folsom, history, indian, Native American history, restoration, trade, white hunt, Yellowstone
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Stand by, militias have been enforcing white supremacy in the US for centuries
Militias, rag tag groups of armed white men, farmers, and pioneers, often supported by local law enforcement, have a long history of enforcing the idea that the United States is first and foremost for white people (i.e. white supremacy). These … Continue reading
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Tagged #ProudBoys, apache, Aravaipa, Chivington, Darfur, debate, Fighting Parson, Interahamwe, Janjaweed, Lancaster, militias, Native American history, Paxton, Pinal, Proud Boys, public safety, Rwanda, Sand Creek, Soule, Sudan, Susquehannock, trump, tucson, White supremacist, white supremacy
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Land acknowledgement: San Fernando Valley, California
I grew up and lived here for 18 years, near the southwest edge of the San Fernando Valley. My mom is still in my childhood house. This is where Tongva and Chumash land meet. In 1542 Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo claimed all … Continue reading
Land acknowledgement: Port Townsend, Washington
Port Townsend is S’Klallam (or Klallam) land. The town occupies the northeast corner of the Olympic Peninsula, where the Straight of Juan de Fuca meets Puget Sound. The tides, as well as every bird, fish, or orca traveling into or … Continue reading
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