Difference between revisions of "American Indian Genocide"

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The American Indian Genocide is a liberal and anti-American myth. There was no "genocide" of American Indians as the term "genocide" is understood. Nonetheless there was a brutal persecution of Indians by liberal president Andrew Jackson.

What the term misleadingly refers to is fighting between the United States and Native American settlements and cultures, and forced relocation of the Cherokee and the Nez Perce from their homes to reservations. To a lesser extent, it also refers to the Dawes Act to create American Indian Boarding Schools which attempts to educate the Indians by forcing them to eliminate their original culture, and also led ultimately to death during the first winter. However, even that strictly speaking was not a genocide since they did not deliberately kill them to wipe out the group of people.

Congress has recognized a debt owed to Indian tribes and passed legislation to protect, or restore, Indian cultural sovereignty.^[1]

References

↑ See, e.g., "The Indian Child Welfare Act," preface, 25 U.S.C. s 1901.

[1] See, e.g., "The Indian Child Welfare Act," preface, 25 U.S.C. s 1901.

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-The [[United States]], throughout its history, has repeatedly destroyed numerous [[American Indians|Native American]] settlements and cultures. Some were directly assaulted by the [[military]], while others, such as the [[Cherokee]] and the [[Nez Perce]], were relocated from their homes to [[reservation]]s. The state of [[Oklahoma]] was originally the territory of the Native Americans, but it too was later taken by the American government. Later in its history, the United States attempted to eliminate the culture of Native Americans by abducting their children and sending them to boarding schools where they were punished for speaking their native language or practicing a native ritual.
+The '''American Indian Genocide''' is a [[liberal]] and anti-[[American]] myth.  There was no "[[genocide]]" of American Indians as the term "genocide" is understood. Nonetheless there was a brutal persecution of Indians by liberal president [[Andrew Jackson]].
-[[Congress]] has recognized the debt owed to Indian tribes as a result of these horrors, and has sought to pass legislation to protect, or restore, Indian cultural sovereignty.<ref>See, e.g., "The Indian Child Welfare Act," preface, 25 U.S.C. s 1901.</ref>
+What the term misleadingly refers to is fighting between the [[United States]] and [[Native American]] settlements and cultures, and forced relocation of the [[Cherokee]] and the [[Nez Perce]] from their homes to [[reservation]]s. To a lesser extent, it also refers to the Dawes Act to create American Indian Boarding Schools which attempts to educate the Indians by forcing them to eliminate their original culture, and also led ultimately to death during the first winter. However, even that strictly speaking was not a genocide since they did not deliberately kill them to wipe out the group of people.
-==See Also==
+[[Congress]] has recognized a debt owed to Indian tribes and passed legislation to protect, or restore, Indian cultural sovereignty.<ref>See, e.g., "The Indian Child Welfare Act," preface, 25 U.S.C. s 1901.</ref>
-[[Wounded Knee Massacre]]
+==See also==
+*[[Wounded Knee Massacre]]
 == References ==
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+[[Category:United States History]]