“An American Genocide estimates btwn 9,000 and 16,000 Indians, though probably many more, were killed by vigilantes, state militiamen & federal soldiers btwn 1846 and 1873, in an ‘organized destruction’ of the state's largely peaceful indigenous peoples.” www.newsweek.com/2016/08/26/c...
What happened to California Native Americans in the mid-19th century was not all that different from what happened to Jews, Armenians or Rwandans.
"[W]e can’t be ignorant or ignore the fact that historically, for Native people who have been here for millennia, most of that history of 250 years has been filled with violence and genocide and forced removals and taking our children away and historic trauma.”
As Native people continue to face land disputes and the highest poverty rate in the U.S., “Closer Look” assembled a Native American panel to reflect on the country at 250 years and offer perspectives ...
