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I disagree with broad brush statements about "uniquely-European" ideas when it comes to indigenous peoples of the Americas. The concept of land ownership, stewa
by iFred 5y ago
I disagree with broad brush statements about "uniquely-European" ideas when it comes to indigenous peoples of the Americas. The concept of land ownership, stewardship and ultimately domain of rule, were present with cultures across the Americas. This can be inferred though hunting grounds passed through clans, to land surrounding structures, like the tribe I am from. What seems to be interesting is the uniquely-American idea of the native monoculture or some kind of tribal harmony with land, resources, and people. It is a shame that our history is fragmented and understudied because it wasn't a Disney-esque utopia before the Vikings and Spaniards.
For what it's worth, I'm indigenous and maintain close ties to my family's pueblo in New Mexico.
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- dleslie 5y agoYour comment reminded me of this Government of Canada web document, detailing pre-Columbian conflict in North America: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/military-history/history-heritage/popular-books/aboriginal-people-canadian-military/warfare-pre-columbian-north-america.html https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/service...
- Tiktaalik 5y agoYep. The colonialist thing here is the notion of making sweeping proclamations about all indigenous nations as some uniform thing, as if they didn't have any individual political and cultural history. The closest indigenous nations to me, that I'm most familar with, those of the NW Coast, certainly had sophisticated property rights, both physical (ie. hunting grounds) and intellectual (particular rights to use songs, stories and figures in art).