re: No, you are not on Indigenous land

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Were your ancestors involved in (literally) conquering/settling the continent?

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I woukd imagine some on my mother’s side were. Deep french louisiana roots.

My father’s side much more recent immigrants.

The average persons great great grandfather wasn't smashing babies skulls against rocks.

But yeah the US government and early settlers consistently fricked over the native populations.

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not to mention the Injuns sent some pretty bad bugs back to Europe.

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I think current day Indian tribes should pay white people reparations for the millions of white deaths caused by smoking.

Tl/dr version of the OP in regards to the land you now live on

1) Unknown, unrecorded family of perhaps 6 established a homestead
2) Family died out due to drought, harsh winter, or disease
3) Unnamed group stumbled onto same property, improved it and thrived
4) Named but unknown tribe came across thriving community and intermarried, stole from, killed off and named the area for themselves
5) Known tribe expanded into that area and conquered unknown tribe
6) Recognized warrior tribe conquered the known tribe, interbred out the existing tribe
7) Settlers from foreign lands traded for the land from that tribe and built colonies
8) Foreign governments claimed land where their citizens thrived
9) Land began changing hands between foreign governments where multiple ethnicities resided
10) The US peoples revolted and claimed the land, and purchased more from other govts

* Community note: there is no group of people that can claim ownership of the land you reside on, because they took it from someone else who likely has no provable ancestry (See Elizabeth Warren)

As a descendant of a great Indian Chief I say sleep with one eye open pale face.

Whomever is stronger and conquers, is the ruler of the land. Period.
Like it or not, be it fair or unfair...... this is the way of the world.

This concept presented by the OP is understood by most semi intelligent people by the time they're teenagers, same BS with slavery, where do reparations start? It's fricking impossible to unwind this shite!

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But when we talk about “white washing history” we kinda should have open eyes about it. I wouldn’t spend too much of my day dwelling on it, but I also not writing this article to be like “actually this was fine”

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What you think is fine and what someone 300-400 yrs ago think is fine are completely different.

besides that, no one gives a rats arse what you think is fine.

Where did indigenous file land dead’s

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But yeah the US government and early settlers consistently fricked over the native populations.

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So what? That native population screwed over others. That's the point you seem to miss.