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Except the Native Americans.
by thunk 16y ago
Except the Native Americans.
- techiferous 16y agoI just read Black Elk Speaks which gives a glimpse into the U.S. government's interactions with the Lakota Indians in the late 1800s. Very sad. A turning point was when gold was discovered in the Black Hills. Even the government couldn't keep the gold prospectors out of the Indian's land and inevitable conflicts arose. (It serves as a good reminder that when we are chasing our startup dreams we should be careful that we are not inadvertently dashing the dreams of others.) There are still some Lakota Indians who want the original treaties with the U.S. to be honored and wish to establish their own Republic of Lakotah: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Lakotah http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Lakotah
- percept 16y agoThere's a similar side-story in an excerpt here: http://books.google.com/books?id=6NSubUPZYxcC&printsec=frontcover&dq=blank+spots+on+the+map&cd=1#v=onepage&q=okaadaka&f=false http://books.google.com/books?id=6NSubUPZYxcC&printsec=f... [Once there, click the page link to expand for reading]