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Cha

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57. Our beautiful First Lady Michelle Obama is always doing the right thing.

Mon Apr 20, 2015, 10:48 PM

Apr 2015

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It's tragic how many invaders and marauders treated our Native Americans and continue to treat them.. coming on to their land taking over and taking away everything they have.

Thank Goodness for President Obama and First Lady Michelle~

Objibwa girl~1907~My tribe~

Mahalo, she~

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Michelle Obama Stands Up for Native Americans, Says Natives Were Stripped of Their Culture [View all] sheshe2 Apr 2015 OP

I like her. She should run for Prez. Zorra Apr 2015 #1

That has crossed my mind more than once. ucrdem Apr 2015 #8

this is fantastic…. dhill926 Apr 2015 #2

k&r nt bananas Apr 2015 #3

But the sad irony is that BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #4

I know BRDS... sheshe2 Apr 2015 #9

Enslaved by "some" of them..not all. nt kelliekat44 Apr 2015 #55

Not "all" oppressed the Native Americans either BumRushDaShow Apr 2015 #58

"We" does not include "me" TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #5

'We' does not include Michelle, as she was a decendent of slaves. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #15

Truly. We accept the responsibility of righting injustices. TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #33

I remember seeing a young woman crying on television, saying ... Stellar Apr 2015 #6

This!!!!! wolfie001 Apr 2015 #7

I voted for Wilma Mankiller. n/t yellerpup Apr 2015 #12

I dont think that makes sense as 90 percent of people have no idea who it is? Travis_0004 Apr 2015 #31

It' about time they did! yellerpup Apr 2015 #32

Most don't have any idea who Andrew Jackson is CreekDog Apr 2015 #62

I think MLK would be a better choice Travis_0004 Apr 2015 #64

we shouldn't have to choose amongst all the people of color and/or females CreekDog Apr 2015 #66

Me too. blackspade Apr 2015 #46

Wado, blackspade yellerpup Apr 2015 #48

Thank you Michelle Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #10

There are free Cherokee lessons online yellerpup Apr 2015 #13

Thanks... Omaha Steve Apr 2015 #36

K&R! freshwest Apr 2015 #11

K&R!! nt brer cat Apr 2015 #14

"We" learned how from our English ancestors. postulater Apr 2015 #16

I cannot accept being a part of the "We". malokvale77 Apr 2015 #17

Fine, don't accept it. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #21

Thank you for allowing me to not accept what I am not responsible for. malokvale77 Apr 2015 #22

Go for it.... sheshe2 Apr 2015 #23

"Go for it" malokvale77 Apr 2015 #24

Well first of all I don't do hides. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #25

"Please don't take that tone with me"... malokvale77 Apr 2015 #26

That's a shame. Major Hogwash Apr 2015 #28

I actually meant to say alert~ sheshe2 Apr 2015 #40

Michelle's we refers to our government and to those individuals who were the discriminators. All jwirr Apr 2015 #65

I don't understand your attitude in this thread. Who are you mad at? rhett o rick Apr 2015 #37

Oh for Christ's sake... malokvale77 Apr 2015 #53

Michelle is truly gracious. romanic Apr 2015 #18

Um, one issue I have with this statement.... blackspade Apr 2015 #47

Yeah that's what I was meaning when I said "prop" romanic Apr 2015 #60

Both Michelle and Barack Obama are very well-grounded in US history-- the real history. Hekate Apr 2015 #19

Thank you. You stated eloquently what I struggled to say. erronis Apr 2015 #38

I am with you, Hekate. nt sheshe2 Apr 2015 #41

"the ahistorical eternal now." 3catwoman3 Apr 2015 #43

Kick, kick, kick! Heidi Apr 2015 #20

K & r for a gracious, intelligent, thoughtful woman lovemydog Apr 2015 #27

a truth Americans refuse to face about our history ... napkinz Apr 2015 #29

And it goes on. Wetbacks, slant-eyes, any immigrant erronis Apr 2015 #39

Truth! sheshe2 Apr 2015 #42

you're welcome sheshe napkinz Apr 2015 #50

"learn the truth" napkinz Apr 2015 #30

+1000 for Carlin's last line. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #45

I find it incredibly sad that some people's first and only reaction to this is, "not me!!!" PeaceNikki Apr 2015 #34

The point is that "empathy" is not the same as "collective guilt" TexasMommaWithAHat Apr 2015 #35

I don't believe in it either. romanic Apr 2015 #61

I like Michelle Obama more every day. blackspade Apr 2015 #44

K&R! nt napkinz Apr 2015 #49

what the First Lady said about the First Peoples guillaumeb Apr 2015 #51

Yes it does, sadly apply to enslaved Africans. sheshe2 Apr 2015 #52

EXCELLENT ismnotwasm Apr 2015 #54

It's not about our ancestors. haele Apr 2015 #56

Our beautiful First Lady Michelle Obama is always doing the right thing. Cha Apr 2015 #57

She used the word "folks." I expect the ODS brigade to sound off. nt msanthrope Apr 2015 #59

I share her feelings fadedrose Apr 2015 #63