Posted on Oct 12, 2024
Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans
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Perspective is an Amazing Thing, History is an Amazing Thing! My Father was Knights of Columbus, My Oldest 3 Grandchildren are Part Native American. LTC Eugene Chu Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MAJ Ken Landgren Maj Kim Patterson Maj (Join to see) Capt Dwayne Conyers CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana MSgt Steve Sweeney MSG Stan Hutchison MSgt Michael Bischoff SSgt Richard Kensinger SSG Robert Mark Odom 1SG (Join to see) SP5 Dennis Loberger PO1 Tony Holland PO1 Brian Austin CPL LaForest Gray SrA John Monette A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney SPC Kevin Ford
Perspective is an Amazing Thing, History is an Amazing Thing! My Father was Knights of Columbus, My Oldest 3 Grandchildren are Part Native American. LTC Eugene Chu Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen MAJ Ken Landgren Maj Kim Patterson Maj (Join to see) Capt Dwayne Conyers CPT Gurinder (Gene) Rana MSgt Steve Sweeney MSG Stan Hutchison MSgt Michael Bischoff SSgt Richard Kensinger SSG Robert Mark Odom 1SG (Join to see) SP5 Dennis Loberger PO1 Tony Holland PO1 Brian Austin CPL LaForest Gray SrA John Monette A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney SPC Kevin Ford
Goodbye, Columbus? Here's what Indigenous Peoples' Day means to Native Americans
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Being married (51 years) to a Navajo lady, I am happy to see more recognition of our indigenous peoples.
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SGT Mary G.
MSG Stan Hutchison Long overdue. I take it personally also, having relative, friends, and somewhat dilute indigenous ancestry (from gx2grands). I am still angry that earlier generations wanted to "hide" that ancestry from later generations - though with attitudes that prevailed (and treaties not honored, not to mention the long walks, residential schools, toxic industries on tribal land . . . .) it is understandable from the perspective of earlier family to be "protection".<sigh>
(congratulations - my folks made it past 50 years also and siblings past the 25 year mark)
(congratulations - my folks made it past 50 years also and siblings past the 25 year mark)
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MSG Stan Hutchison
Maj (Join to see) - I am also "white as white can be" being predominately Swedish and Scottish. But my wife is 100% Navajo, born and raised on the reservation except for 4 years in an Oklahoma Indian School, where she spent her summers at home, but school sessions there.
Living in South Dakota for over 0 years and now in Arizona I see the face of racism every day.
Living in South Dakota for over 0 years and now in Arizona I see the face of racism every day.
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Maj (Join to see)
MSG Stan Hutchison - And the people who feel superior because of their skin color are usually the ones who most definitely aren't superior at anything.
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Excellent Article; Rather Interesting,
And Very Much Worth The Read
And Very Much Worth The Read
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney Normally I Listen to NPR When I'm Driving, but I can Read. As a Retired Navy CTO I've Read Butt Loads of Classified Documents, Typed them. Whatever!
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A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney
Most Of The Times When I Read Your Posts, I Think To Myself:
"That MUST Have Been Exciting; But It Certainly Would Have Terrified
The Sh*t Out Of The Sane People I Know".
"That MUST Have Been Exciting; But It Certainly Would Have Terrified
The Sh*t Out Of The Sane People I Know".
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
A1C Medrick "Rick" DeVaney - I wasn't Paid because I'm "Sane" I'm Aspergers, In Common Language I'm Nuts! Socially Awkward but Technically Astute!
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I like seeing him removed from the holiday as I like seeing Robert E Lee being removed from holidays here in the south. He represents an oversimplification of history that has been taught in schools for years. We worry that American kids are falling behind the rest of the world academically, but never consider that it could be because we've dumbed down everything we teach to the point of being absurdly simplistic or even false. It's hard to bite on the "he did awful things" narrative, because everyone did awful things back then - by today's standards. But raising him up on a pedestal for "discovering" somewhere that was already known to many is something we need to correct.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Maj (Join to see) A Prussian with 3 "Native Americans" LOL! They Call Me Papa!
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