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ExWhoDoesntCare

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50. Every Native American tribe was treated badly

Mon Jan 8, 2024, 07:16 PM

Jan 2024

There were no exceptions. Or, rather there are no exceptions, because the mistreatment is ongoing.

One only needs to see the conditions of Plains tribes in the Dakotas for all the evidence necessary.

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My general ignorance of our own sordid history continues to astonish me. [View all] kairos12 Jan 2024 OP

It's hard to know about every despicable event in our history. Elessar Zappa Jan 2024 #1

I didn't know about Tulsa until maybe 12-15 years ago underpants Jan 2024 #2

never heard about tulsa untill a sis and read it on du. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #24

I found out about Tulsa on DU, too. CrispyQ Jan 2024 #29

its fascinating how in school we are told one thing but the minute we leave school we find out its totaly different, no? AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #37

Which is why soldierant Jan 2024 #58

Same here. I heard a story on NPR underpants Jan 2024 #44

I didn't know about Tulsa until I read about it on DU. Niagara Jan 2024 #42

I think about the same time I heard a story on NPR underpants Jan 2024 #43

... Niagara Jan 2024 #47

Like others, learned of Tulsa at DU. PufPuf23 Jan 2024 #57

I agree ismnotwasm Jan 2024 #3

I didn't know tinymontgomery Jan 2024 #4

They are still trying to hide it from you today Farmer-Rick Jan 2024 #5

America has a lot to be ashamed of John Shaft Jan 2024 #6

Could it be that Butterflylady Jan 2024 #8

Anybody familiar with the Opium War understands why our streets are saturated with fentanyl Ponietz Jan 2024 #11

A grim assessment John Shaft Jan 2024 #13

And it's ongoing malaise Jan 2024 #35

You are not alone. MLAA Jan 2024 #7

I had the same reaction a couple of years ago after moving to rural TN 70sEraVet Jan 2024 #9

Ditto elleng Jan 2024 #10

Yeah, I hear ya. Biophilic Jan 2024 #12

Racial covenants for housing discrimination are still on the books across the country, NPR, 2021 appalachiablue Jan 2024 #32

Good grief. Thanks for the additional information. Biophilic Jan 2024 #38

A People's History of the United States hibbing Jan 2024 #14

This Poiuyt Jan 2024 #23

+1000. Me too mountain grammy Jan 2024 #25

Same here. llmart Jan 2024 #40

Native Americans were treated pretty badly here in California Raine Jan 2024 #15

It went on long after Spain controlled it. bluesbassman Jan 2024 #28

Very true. We know more about what Spain did to them here in California Raine Jan 2024 #36

I hate seeing those missions which are now sanitized tourist attractions Merlot Jan 2024 #30

Every Native American tribe was treated badly ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #50

Genocide in northwestern California : when our worlds cried PufPuf23 Jan 2024 #55

Thanks for the info & the link. 🙂 nt Raine Jan 2024 #56

Yeah. When you first encounter this bit of history Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #16

and this is what is reported et tu Jan 2024 #19

Part of the problem with the teaching of history, and other subjects, in public school is trying to compress hundreds of Lonestarblue Jan 2024 #17

Sure, there could be more history courses. But that ain't the problem. Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #51

If today's "conservatives" have their way ... Martin Eden Jan 2024 #18

this AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #20

Don't be hard on yourself. LoisB Jan 2024 #21

ca foregin miners tax AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #22

Followed by the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1924 Voltaire2 Jan 2024 #52

And IF IT WAS DONE BEFORE, THERE IS PRECEDENT! Bluethroughu Jan 2024 #60

Wilmington's Lie by Zucchino is the book to read Sneederbunk Jan 2024 #26

I've lived most of my life in MA, but visited Wilmington a few years ago to visit relatives who had moved there. TheRickles Jan 2024 #27

If you are white you haven't lived through it. demosincebirth Jan 2024 #31

I had never heard of the 1923 Rosewood Massacre till the movie 'Rosewood' came out in 1997. sop Jan 2024 #33

Teaching American history at public school level has always been a joke. Scruffy1 Jan 2024 #34

a peoples history of the united states. by howard zim a free ebook. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #39

This has been the plan behind the dismantling of our public education system for the last 60+ years Scalded Nun Jan 2024 #41

It's all been very confusing, ever since Columbus discovered America.. Permanut Jan 2024 #45

This kind of thing should be aired on TV during Black History month. All Americans should know about this kind of westen Jan 2024 #46

Reading "Bury My heart at Wounded Knee " which was published in 1970. efhmc Jan 2024 #48

David Zucchino won the 2021 General Non-Fiction Pulitzer ExWhoDoesntCare Jan 2024 #49

'Prequel' by Rachel Maddow is blowing my mind right now. byronius Jan 2024 #53

Gaza enid602 Jan 2024 #54

Yep, when I read about that about a couple decades ago... Bluethroughu Jan 2024 #59

Which is why the history curriculum needs to be changed RocRizzo55 Jan 2024 #61