An Unnecessary Swipe at Native Americans

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

Native Americans and others gathered recently at what has become a joyous annual ritual for the native community — the Twin Cities E.A.T.S.S. event that celebrates indigenous cuisine and raises awareness for the American Indian College Fund. As this year’s patrons settled in with smoked bison and dishes flavored with cedar and juniper, listening to stories of achievement by young Indian students heading to careers in law, medicine and other fields, there was only one downbeat note.

In announcing the program, the moderator said that historically, November has been recognized as National Native American Heritage Month, a source of pride in that community. This year, she said, President Donald Trump had also pronounced November to be the first National American History and Founders Month. In that proclamation, no mention was made of the previous 15,000 years of history by this land’s first inhabitants.

A momentary pall fell over the room. No angry outbursts, just a lot of grimaces acknowledging yet another wound.

This was a needless hurt inflicted by a president who so often seems to find a way to do just that. He had already renewed the Native American proclamation, as has every president before him since 1990. How cruel then, to force Native Americans to share even that small gesture with those responsible for taking their land and for all the atrocities that followed.

Trump never misses a chance to be a bigoted asshole. The rest here: http://www.startribune.com/an-unnecessary-swipe-at-native-americans/564680772/

[MyOwnPeace]

1. You summed it up quite well...........

"Trump never misses a chance to be a bigoted asshole."

[catbyte]

2. That thing is still butt hurt over his fight with tribes over his shitty casino scams. This Ojibwe

says fuck that thing currently infesting the White House.

[Judi Lynn]

3. If he could he'd start the filthy war all over again against everyone who isn't orange. n/t

[alwaysinasnit]

4. K&R