The 1519 Project: How Early Spanish Explorers Took Down A Mass-Murdering Indigenous Cult
Five hundred years ago, Hernando Cortez and his native allies put an end to a gruesome regime with one of the greatest underdog victories ever recorded.
The Pilgrims Didn’t Invent Thanksgiving, So Stop Blaming Them And Be Grateful
We should celebrate Thanksgiving as our ancestors did, a moment to reflect on the extraordinary blessings of our time.
The North American Martyrs Offer A Way To Atone For Historic Sins
The relationship between Europeans and the indigenous American peoples is often not reducible to the simplistic paradigm of aggressive colonizer and peaceful natives.
Cherokee Nation Blasts Elizabeth Warren For DNA Stunt: ‘Inappropriate And Wrong’
‘Using a DNA test to lay claim to any connection to the Cherokee Nation or any tribal nation, even vaguely, is inappropriate and wrong. . . Warren is undermining tribal interests with her continued claims of tribal heritage.’
It’s Not Laura Ingalls Wilder Who Is Prejudiced, It’s The Librarians Smearing Her Legacy
In Laura Ingalls Wilder’s books, her family shows entirely reasonable fear plus charitable, patient treatment of people whom long experience indicates may rape and scalp them. This is the opposite of racism. It is remarkable.
‘Wind River’ Grippingly Portrays America’s Crime-Ridden Indian Reservations
‘Wind River’ isn’t just a typical crime drama, it’s also the story of how isolation changes people, both for the better and the worse.
In ‘Hostiles,’ Scott Cooper Offers A Grown-Up Western
Scott Cooper’s ‘Hostiles’ accepts history’s brutal realities rather than substituting political cant. Cooper is what historians used to be: one who doesn’t fashion history to fit a political agenda.
Media Are Wrong To Say Trump’s ‘Pocahontas’ Insult Of Warren Is Racist
These are not insults of Native Americans, but of people falsely claiming to be Native Americans. And one need not be that smart to understand that.
The First Thanksgiving Was Nothing Like What You Were Taught
Most Americans were taught a cartoonish version of the first Thanksgiving, but the history of the Pilgrims and Indians was far more complex—and harrowing.
Why ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day’ Is Far Worse Than Columbus Day
If we really want to commemorate horrifying, unspeakable violence and oppression in the Americas, I’ve got the perfect holiday: ‘Indigenous Peoples’ Day.’
Don’t Get Fooled By Silly Comparisons Between Andrew Jackson And Donald Trump
When people compare different actors on the historical stage and express themselves from a political viewpoint, we can expect to end in the realm of the absurd or the downright ridiculous.
As ‘The Highest-Regulated Race In The World,’ Native Americans Suffer Horrors
After reading Naomi Riley’s ‘The New Trail of Tears,’ one wonders: How many more American Indians have to be beaten, raped, and burned before we are ready to talk about why?
Refusing To Call The Cleveland Indians By Their Name Is An Absurd Idea
It wouldn’t be out of bounds to ask sensitive Toronto folk to cast their eyes west and tell us why ‘Eskimo’ gets a pass while ‘Indian’ doesn’t.
How Washington Is Regulating American Indians To Death
U.S. policies have turned Indian reservations into ‘small third-world countries,’ Naomi Schaefer Riley claims in her latest book.
Feds Invade Native American Gathering, Grab Property, Threaten Jail
No, it’s not the 1800s. It’s a twenty-first-century government with apparently nothing better to do than threaten Native Americans over owning molted eagle feathers.
The Redskins and The Wrong Side of History
The fight over the Redskins’ name is a fight not just about how we make decisions, but how we decide what needs to be decided, and who will do the deciding.
Why the Redskins Trademark Ruling Should Terrify You
Anyone deemed politically incorrect is now outside the protection of the law.
12 Best Replacement Names For The Washington Redskins
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office just revoked the trademark for the Washington Redskins. Here are 12 great replacement names for the Redskins.
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