First Americans
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(1,235 posts)The U.S.A was founded on Native American ideologies pertaining to governance and land usage. Up to Andrew Jackson's administration the six Nations and other independent tribes were recognized and treated as sovereign nations on equal footing with their European counterparts. It was and is a great loss to our nation that this is no longer so and will certainly be worsened by the current administration. Aho.
Magoo48
(6,721 posts)ShazamIam
(3,134 posts)Clouds Passing
(7,964 posts)The rest of us are immigrants.
YoshidaYui
(45,443 posts)Some day I want to visit Hawaii to learn more about my culture, other than cutting down sugar cane for a grateful nation
Clouds Passing
(7,964 posts)OldBaldy1701E
(11,184 posts)The invading white man ended up being nothing more than a snake in the grass. Their culture was subverted and in some cases, forcefully reprogramed out of subsequent generations.
It is one of the blackest stains on our nation. And that is saying something.
peacebuzzard
(5,872 posts)Just found this little niche on DU and I am grateful for the information and the space to learn