We've been taught in school for decades how it's a cultural genocide that made sure they'd be dependent on the white man forever. That the forced aculturation is what made them alcoholic and stupid. That their old way of life was just as valid as ours, but we were racists and destroyed them for fun.
The brainwashing about this in Canada is as strong as for slavery in the US. Or the holocaust for Germans.
What's wild is that these were, basically, regular Catholic boarding schools. All the "abuse" that happened there happened to White kids as well at other schools. No one cares about educational reform when you can just play identity politics.
I mean, im a pothead mainly because society is not conducive to my wellbeing or happiness. So I couldnt imagine being a indian with a culture that does not interegrate well with modern society.
Maybe I feel like I owe the indians something?
Your knowledge touches perfectly on the core survival strategies of early Cape Cod. The local records of Sandwich, Massachusetts, explicitly document the practices you mentioned—particularly the management of drift whales and indigenous agricultural techniques.While early Puritans initially viewed Native Americans through a lens of suspicion, settlers like Stephen And Daniel Wing quickly realized that cooperation with the local Wampanoag (specifically the Nauset and Mashpee bands) was the only way to survive the harsh New England environment.
I really dont think america would exist, as it does, if it were not for the natives helping the early colonials survive. I imagine it would look very different if spain or france had claimed america instead.
I dont get all the hate for indians, why dont we blame the real villains here, the super rich.
We've been taught in school for decades how it's a cultural genocide that made sure they'd be dependent on the white man forever. That the forced aculturation is what made them alcoholic and stupid. That their old way of life was just as valid as ours, but we were racists and destroyed them for fun.
The brainwashing about this in Canada is as strong as for slavery in the US. Or the holocaust for Germans.
What's wild is that these were, basically, regular Catholic boarding schools. All the "abuse" that happened there happened to White kids as well at other schools. No one cares about educational reform when you can just play identity politics.
I mean, im a pothead mainly because society is not conducive to my wellbeing or happiness. So I couldnt imagine being a indian with a culture that does not interegrate well with modern society.
Maybe I feel like I owe the indians something?
I really dont think america would exist, as it does, if it were not for the natives helping the early colonials survive. I imagine it would look very different if spain or france had claimed america instead.
I dont get all the hate for indians, why dont we blame the real villains here, the super rich.