Calif Bill wrote:
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Tom Francis wrote:
On 12 Oct 2006 09:02:29 -0700, "Chuck Gould"
wrote:
Slaver? Yes, there is some evidence for that.
Native abuser and rapist? I think the jury is still out on that one.
This is one article I found - I'm still looking for the one with the
rapist thing.
http://tinyurl.com/y7ba8r
The rational is truly amazing.
Yeah, I don't know who those Native Americans think they are. Acting
like the own the place. Don't they know that the United States is the
Anglo's? Why do they think we went to all of the trouble to send them
on a scenic journey called the Trail of Tears? And after we rounded
them all up like cattle, we gave them nice pieces of land to develop
and use as their own. It's not OUR fault that most of the land we gave
them is arid, untillable, and won't sustain life.
Grows casinos very well. And the Native Americans, sent their brothers on
trails of tears also. the Sioux sent the Apaches off the fertile planes.
The Anastasias were sent on their way by the Apaches as they came Southwest.
So, give your property to the local Indians and move back to Europe. And
the Native Americans, were originally Mongols and other Asian tribes. Were
they being run off their lands by local despots? And Nova Scotia was
originally Viking land. Conflict has been man's way since the birth of
mankind.
So, because of your above diatribe, you think we've done good by the
native americans???? Really??
You do realize that, even as casinos rise, there is pure hell on the
reservations? Poverty, alcoholism, etc., right?
Also, you are dead wrong about the Trail of Tears. A few Cherokee
leaders were promised great things by, you guessed it, the white man,
in turn for signing the Treaty of New Echota, while most cherokee were
against it:
"In 1835 some leaders of the Cherokee tribe signed the Treaty of New
Echota. This agreement ceded all rights to their traditional lands to
the United States. In return the tribe was granted land in the Indian
Territory. Although the majority of the Cherokees opposed this
agreement they were forced to make the journey by General Winfield
Scott and his soldiers. In October 1838 about 15,000 Cherokees began
what was later to be known as the Trail of Tears. Most of the Cherokees
travelled the 800 mile journey on foot. As a result of serious mistakes
made by the Federal agents who guided them to their new land, they
suffered from hunger and the cold weather and an estimated 4,000 people
died on the journey"
"Overall it is believed that about 70,000 Native Americans were forced
to migrate from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Virginia, Tennessee and
Florida to Oklahoma. During the journey many died as a result of famine
and disease."
Boy, we sure did good by them, huh?
As far as the Nez Perce:
n 1877 General Otis Howard instructed Chief Joseph and the Nez Perce
tribe to move from their tribal lands in Oregon. Joseph eventually
agreed to leave the Wallowa Valley and along with 350 followers settled
in Whitebird Creek in Idaho. Around 190 young men rebelled against this
decision and attacked white settlers in what became known as the Nez
Perce War. Joseph's brother, Sousouquee, was killed during this
fighting. Although he had no experience as a warrior, Joseph took part
in the battles at White Bird Canyon (17th June), Clearwater (11th July)
and at Bear Paw Mountain (30th September).
"Chief Joseph and his men began a 1,300 mile march to Canada. However,
on 5th October, 1877, the Nez Perce were surrounded by troops only 30
miles from the Canadian border. Joseph now agreed to take part in
negotiations with General Nelson Miles. During the meeting Joseph was
seized and beaten-up. Nez Perce warriors retaliated by capturing
Lieutenant Lovell Jerome. A few weeks later Joseph was released in
exchange for Lieutenant Jerome.
Chief Joseph continued to negotiate with General Miles. He also visited
Washington where he met President William McKinley and President
Theodore Roosevelt . Eventually some members of the Nez Perce tribe
were allowed to return home but others were forced to live on the
Colville Reservation. Joseph remained with them and did what he could
to encourage his people to go to school and to discourage gambling and
drunkenness."