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THE TRUTH OF NATIVE AMERICANS BEFORE THE GENOCIDE

Gotta put this on blast.
We never needed a white savior.

I hate this country.

What I learned from this video:

• 100 million Native Americans died at the hands of white colonists

• Instead of planting crops the colonists spent their days digging random holes in the ground looking for gold. They started starving and dug up Indian corpses to eat. They took Indian prisoners and forced them to teach the colonists how to farm
• Native Americans had massive cities with tens of thousands of well constructed houses, intricate water canals and large merchant areas.

• The Native Americans used soaps, deodorants and breath sweeteners while colonists never bathed or even took of their clothes

• There was a delousing policy with the mantra Nits create Lice; nits being Native American babies, so their goal was to kill every Indian, including babies 

• In the 1700’s 80% of the Federal Budget went towards eradicating the Native American population so they could take their developed farmland

• Colonists leaders went town after town killing men women and children under the approval of George Washington

• “Pursue Indians to extermination” –Thomas Jefferson

• California governor (1849-1851): “extermination must continue to be waged until the Indian becomes extinct”

The main factor which prevented Native American extinction was the fact they were used for slave labor. The most prized Native Americans were young girls who were said to be valued for labor and lust (that one white dude in your ethnic studies class that says he’s 1/36th Cherokee?)

In modern times children were forced into Indian Boarding Schools whose goal was to “Kill the Indian in them”. It was federal policy. They were beaten if they used their native tongue, they were forced to dress and style their hair like whites 

This country was literally built on terrorism and mass murder. White people are savage terrorists.

Until, this is taught in schools everywhere- “history class” is merely a racism propaganda course.

I learned all this in a class I’ve taken in the past on the history of POC in the US (specifically WOC) but my heart is just as broken each time I reread or remember it. My heart breaks even more to see Native regalia appropriated and desecrated time and time again by fools who lack the capacity to even comprehend why it’s offensive.

Having Native blood running through my veins is one of the few things i’m unyieldingly proud of. Resilience is all we have and honor is all we can do to those who suffered at the hands of colonizers.

And to NEVER let anyone forget it. We are still here and we will remind you.