Posted on Nov 25, 2015
Most students have no clue what accurate Native American history looks like.
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I've always had a big spot in my heart for Native Americans. They have been treated like crap for years and years by our government. Most of them stayed on the reservation, the government made them live on, and became alcoholics. Today a few are wealthy with gambling casinos on the reservation.
This article is about the kids in schools today don't understand the true meaning the Native Americans inviting colonists to break bread with them, that we call Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my RP buddies and their families.
And now for the rest of the story:
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"They're re-learning history. When we talk about Thanksgiving -- they're wrestling with these stories that they grew up with."
While schools take time off to celebrate Thanksgiving -- a holiday based on the supposed friendly relations between the Pilgrims and Mashpee Wampanoag Native American tribe -- they often fail to teach students about the hundreds of years of damage Americans inflicted on Native cultures.
Most K-12 textbooks gloss over or ignore some of the more tragic aspects of Native American history, according to research from Penn State Altoona professor Sarah Shear. Shear, who studies how state curriculum standards and textbooks explain Native American history, most recently found that textbooks do a poor job covering indigenous education policies and Native American boarding schools.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/native-american-history_5654db42e4b0d4093a599d19?ir=Politics%253Fncid%253Dnewsltushpmg00000003
This article is about the kids in schools today don't understand the true meaning the Native Americans inviting colonists to break bread with them, that we call Thanksgiving.
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my RP buddies and their families.
And now for the rest of the story:
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"They're re-learning history. When we talk about Thanksgiving -- they're wrestling with these stories that they grew up with."
While schools take time off to celebrate Thanksgiving -- a holiday based on the supposed friendly relations between the Pilgrims and Mashpee Wampanoag Native American tribe -- they often fail to teach students about the hundreds of years of damage Americans inflicted on Native cultures.
Most K-12 textbooks gloss over or ignore some of the more tragic aspects of Native American history, according to research from Penn State Altoona professor Sarah Shear. Shear, who studies how state curriculum standards and textbooks explain Native American history, most recently found that textbooks do a poor job covering indigenous education policies and Native American boarding schools.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/native-american-history_5654db42e4b0d4093a599d19?ir=Politics%253Fncid%253Dnewsltushpmg00000003
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When your exposed to all the feel good stuff in school and then start learning and understanding the real history as an adult, your really learning more than just history... your learning how conservatives lie to support BS ideas like American exceptionalism.
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Ain't it the truth. I don't remember any classes about African Americans, but I've read a lot about those poor brave people. Pick up "Killing The Dream" and "Many Thousands Gone" sometime if you're interested in black history.
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I learned in school that the Africans who were captured and sold into slavery were actually the lucky ones because they were exposed to Christianity and treated relatively well as slaves. When the Roots miniseries came out it was hugely controversial and went a long way toward dispelling a lot of the BS.
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I would disagree with certain parts of what she is saying. I went to high school in the late 70's and early 80's. In my American history classes, we discussed what happened with the Indians and also the slaves. I am sure it was not at the level that this author wants but we did look at it critically. We learned that America had its faults in its development and growth as a nation. America is far from an idealic Utopia but I would like anyone to name any nation, empire, kingdom, etc., that was(is). Even the native Americans were far from being saints towards each other. If you are going to look at the whole body of work, it must include good and bad. Unfortunately, I think too many in academia only look at the bad.
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COL Jon Thompson
LtCol Matthew Sutton - I think we are well on the way to what you say at the end of your comment.
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COL Jon Thompson
SGT (Join to see) - What we have in America is the capability to look at both good and past of our past (and present). I think that comes from the freedoms enshrined in our founding documents. We don't have to listen to the official government line. This post made me think about how even today, Turkey denies any duplicity in the Armenian massacre and will even get mad if any other government mentions it. I am thankful that I live in a country that can look at its past both good and bad and strive to make it all better.
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LtCol Matthew Sutton, Sir, There are still a lot of plain, simple, hard working people in our country. Just because there are a lot of self absorbed rich people or those that want to be, should not include average Americans. I'm not living my life to be self absorbed and think I'm something I'm not. I'm sure you're not either. I'm just a regular Joe citizen trying my best to keep our country together by talking about our current affairs, and our history. Our government is the self absorbed individuals you are talking about. I'm actually embarrassed when I know there are lie after lie coming out of their mouths. The rest of the world knows it too.
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COL Jon Thompson, I agree with everything you said. We are so fortunate to be Americans and still be able to have our dreams of success. No matter what our governments say, we are protected by our constitution. Nothing can change that unless we allow it by electing the wrong people. We do have a voice in our destiny and desires to be whatever we want to be. That's how I see it.
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Looks like we were only told whatever made Americans look good. I've read a few books about how the Native Americans were really treated, and it ain't pretty. It can be compared to how African Americans were treated. Both were slaughtered, hung, burned, dragged, entire families wiped out, and whatever else could be gotten away with back then. This is some good information about all of the Indian Reservations.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_reservations_in_the_United_States
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_reservations_in_the_United_States
List of Indian reservations in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. In Canada, the Indian reserve is a similar institution.
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History is usually the victors version of events, meant to support and justify the narrative that appeals to them most. It takes a lot more work to examine first hand accounts when their available, along with anthropological evidence to find out what really happened.
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