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Kamala Decries The: "Shame Of White Explorers"
Posted on 10/13/21 at 8:55 am
Posted on 10/13/21 at 8:55 am
Kamala Harris has vowed to address the 'shameful past' of America's European explorers, saying they 'ushered in a wave of devastation' for Native Americans when they arrived 500 years ago.
The vice president was speaking at the National Congress of American Indians 78th Annual Convention, held this year in Portland, Oregon.
She spoke the day after Columbus Day - which has also been formally recognized for the first time this year as 'Indigenous Peoples' Day' by President Joe Biden .
Harris told the delegates: 'Since 1934, every October, the United States has recognized the voyage of the European explorers who first landed on the shores of the Americas.
'But that is not the whole story. That has never been the whole story.
'Those explorers ushered in a wave of devastation for Tribal nations — perpetrating violence, stealing land, and spreading disease.'
Harris said that the Biden administration would work to right the wrongs inflicted on Native American communities for generations.
On Monday, Biden signed an executive order designed to help Native American communities with educational and economic opportunities.
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The vice president was speaking at the National Congress of American Indians 78th Annual Convention, held this year in Portland, Oregon.
She spoke the day after Columbus Day - which has also been formally recognized for the first time this year as 'Indigenous Peoples' Day' by President Joe Biden .
Harris told the delegates: 'Since 1934, every October, the United States has recognized the voyage of the European explorers who first landed on the shores of the Americas.
'But that is not the whole story. That has never been the whole story.
'Those explorers ushered in a wave of devastation for Tribal nations — perpetrating violence, stealing land, and spreading disease.'
Harris said that the Biden administration would work to right the wrongs inflicted on Native American communities for generations.
On Monday, Biden signed an executive order designed to help Native American communities with educational and economic opportunities.
LINK
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Posted on 10/13/21 at 8:57 am to 14&Counting
Not defending terrible actions by any explorer but where would you be today Heels Up if they didn't discover 'Murica?
Posted on 10/13/21 at 8:58 am to 14&Counting
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Harris said that the Biden administration would work to right the wrongs inflicted on Native American communities for generations.
So they will be giving the respective tribes back all of their tribal lands and compensating them for their slaughtered members and theft of livelihood?
Posted on 10/13/21 at 8:59 am to 14&Counting
Explorers were just trying to find alternate routes to Asia. They weren't all colonizers.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 8:59 am to 14&Counting
White explorers... like her grandfather's family? Brown's Town in Jamaica wants to know.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:01 am to 14&Counting
Has she addressed the "shameful past" of her great-grandparents owning huge numbers of slaves in Jamaica??
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:04 am to 14&Counting
Hope she flashed her sincere smile that signals to her voters that she has sincere empathy, because that means so much to them.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:04 am to 14&Counting
I hope she really touched on how all the different native tribes were living in peace and harmony with each other before the evil Europeans came and disrupted the utopia.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:04 am to 14&Counting
Manifest Destiny Bitch.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:05 am to 14&Counting
This image of a Native American utopia the left has in their minds is always hilarious to me.
Yea, all those tribes were riding around on bears and deer hosting each other for dinner and sharing everything in the land. Violence didn’t exist at that time.
FALSE.
They were raping each other’s women, killing rival chief’s children, scalping each other for the right to hunt in certain areas, and stealing everything from each other.
This continent would be Africa if it weren’t for Europeans settling it and bringing structured civilization.
Yea, all those tribes were riding around on bears and deer hosting each other for dinner and sharing everything in the land. Violence didn’t exist at that time.
FALSE.
They were raping each other’s women, killing rival chief’s children, scalping each other for the right to hunt in certain areas, and stealing everything from each other.
This continent would be Africa if it weren’t for Europeans settling it and bringing structured civilization.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:05 am to 14&Counting
Kamala Harris’s mother was an upper caste professional in India and decided to leave for a better opportunity in the US.
frick her and the hypocrisy of liberals today.
frick her and the hypocrisy of liberals today.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:06 am to 14&Counting
Sure. Kamala and all asshats like her...should start a campaign that demands the government, local and fed level, disband, and all politicians and permanent government employees resign.
Otherwise, she just looks like a dumb bitch wagging her finger at people who died several hundred years ago...and pretending that her virtue signaling helps the current native Americans.
Otherwise, she just looks like a dumb bitch wagging her finger at people who died several hundred years ago...and pretending that her virtue signaling helps the current native Americans.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:06 am to BayBengal9
The left either deliberately does this to kowtow to whomever they are speaking to (which is obviously a horrible leadership strategy) or they are just astoundingly lack self-awareness. Either way it's dangerous.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:07 am to 14&Counting
Those Europeans with the big balls may have broken a few eggs, sure.
But their overall impact wound up making great advancements for all the world.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:11 am to 14&Counting
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:20 am to 14&Counting
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perpetrating violence, stealing land
Pretty sure this existed among these tribal nations before explorers arrived. Let's not leave that out.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:21 am to 14&Counting
I recently read the expedition of Lewis and Clark. The book paints a different picture from that of white conquerors trying to take territory. For the most part the expeditions of that time were to establish trade routes. Native tribes at the time held relatively small territories, although they would hunt over large areas.
The biggest take home was the savage brutality. Natives enslaved and killed each other as a way of life. They generally had multiple wifes and would trade a daughter away for a horse or mule. They held chastity amongst their women in low regard. Clark wrote the tribes were "warlike" and were the "vilest miscreants of the savage race". I'm not saying who is right or wrong, but the idea that these folks were happy, pipe-puffing nature lovers that need celebrating is a stretch.
The biggest take home was the savage brutality. Natives enslaved and killed each other as a way of life. They generally had multiple wifes and would trade a daughter away for a horse or mule. They held chastity amongst their women in low regard. Clark wrote the tribes were "warlike" and were the "vilest miscreants of the savage race". I'm not saying who is right or wrong, but the idea that these folks were happy, pipe-puffing nature lovers that need celebrating is a stretch.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:29 am to 14&Counting
These leftists really do hate our country and the spoils it has afforded them.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:30 am to 14&Counting
GFY Kamala!
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