Dude! I totally did a "hey! that's an injun on the tv!" the other day! I can't be assed to look up his name, which I should know but can't think of, but there's an actor on Law & Order! SVU? Criminal Intent? IDK. The guy who was Victor in Smoke Signals, in Dances with Wolves, Wind Talkers. That guy! On tv!
i read it, and agree. we need to remember the true state of affairs for much the same reason we need to remember the Holocaust, McCarthyism, and etc. not because we can do anything about the past - but because we need to do better in the present, and incorporate the lessons learned into our future behavior.
i'm.... gonna stop now before i start lecturing to the choir. :-)
This is the best possible attitude/reason for learning history. There was a local petition here a few years back to change "Columbus Day" to "Native American Day." You'd have been surprised at the number of people completely and utterly outraged at the mere suggestion. Yet, it's always the people most upset by the prospect who are the least informed about the man. Makes you think.
That was really fascinating; I'm happy that I found it! My dad had a copy of The Choctaw: Before Removal and The Choctaw: After Removal, but I never finished reading either. This has definitely inspired me to pick those back up again.
When we read the history books given to children in the United States, it all starts with heroic adventure -- there is no bloodshed -- and Columbus Day is a celebration.So True. I only remember teachers celebrating Columbus as an explorer and suggesting his only fault was that he mistook the Americas for India. The reservation is only 15-20 minutes away from the school and there were (& still are) Choctaw kids in the class, so I never understood why they were content with this half-assed lesson and completely ignoring our role in history after Thanksgiving. Yet, black history was treated as necessary (which is not to say it's unimportant). Public school kinda fucked with my head as a kid because they treated the world as only black and white. If we ever had to be separated by race (favorite girl
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I haven't seen "The Canary Effect," or heard about it until now. I did take a look at the clip on your blog and, I must say, I'm quite intrigued. If I see it anywhere, I'll definitely pick it up.
Second, can I just say how much I am FREAKING OUT that there's another Native woman out there who likes football/soccer/whateveryouwanttocallit. It's so beautiful, I kinda want to weep. :D
It's only $20 and I really want to buy it, but I don't know... Ward Churchill kinda makes me wary of spending money until I see it.
Oh, I know! It was like finding a unicorn! Or even better. Remember in The Dark Crystal when Jen finds Kira? IT FELT JUST LIKE THAT. (Or maybe not. I haven't seen The Dark Crystal in a long time...)
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The office I work in has a giant poster of him above the computer. It's fabulous.
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i'm.... gonna stop now before i start lecturing to the choir. :-)
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When we read the history books given to children in the United States, it all starts with heroic adventure -- there is no bloodshed -- and Columbus Day is a celebration.So True. I only remember teachers celebrating Columbus as an explorer and suggesting his only fault was that he mistook the Americas for India. The reservation is only 15-20 minutes away from the school and there were (& still are) Choctaw kids in the class, so I never understood why they were content with this half-assed lesson and completely ignoring our role in history after Thanksgiving. Yet, black history was treated as necessary (which is not to say it's unimportant). Public school kinda fucked with my head as a kid because they treated the world as only black and white. If we ever had to be separated by race (favorite girl ( ... )
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Second, can I just say how much I am FREAKING OUT that there's another Native woman out there who likes football/soccer/whateveryouwanttocallit. It's so beautiful, I kinda want to weep. :D
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Oh, I know! It was like finding a unicorn! Or even better. Remember in The Dark Crystal when Jen finds Kira? IT FELT JUST LIKE THAT. (Or maybe not. I haven't seen The Dark Crystal in a long time...)
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