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In reply to the discussion: 150 years ago...from the Dakota War of 1862....we remember this... [View all]RC
(25,592 posts)4. You do realize that the white man was the invader onto their lands?
Last edited Wed Dec 26, 2012, 05:01 PM - Edit history (1)
That we drove them from their homes. The White settlers were far from innocent in all this.
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Evasporque
Dec 2012
OP
my three sons are just part of the 300 to 800 who are expected to remain nameless
hfojvt
Dec 2012
#26
When is a settler an invader? When they lack permission to occupy another nation's land.
Coyotl
Dec 2012
#5
this is the most ridiculous argument i may have ever seen on this website...a real duzy
spanone
Dec 2012
#46
Yes, let's "wipe these untamed and untamable creatures from the face of the earth"
progressoid
Dec 2012
#7
Wow, let 100s of outsiders show up on your property and try to run you off and see how you react!
Logical
Dec 2012
#8
"settlers" by another name are called "occupiers." Still occupy the land. nt
kelliekat44
Dec 2012
#23
on both sides....we ignored the treaties, drove them off lands, and murdered....
Evasporque
Dec 2012
#11
War and enslavement is pretty much the history of the entire world since history has been kept.
xtraxritical
Dec 2012
#28
Search for the #IdleNoMore hashtag on Twitter to witness the North American First Nations uprising!
Fire Walk With Me
Dec 2012
#31