Stolen Valor

So if I worked for Navajo will I get a feather for being a veteran? But since I’m not an Indian will I be considered stolen valor? I need to know before I apply there.

 

no feathers for you

 

a jar of peanut butter, solves all of life's mysteries..

 

They had no choice but to team up. They were forced into the reservation. The Battle of Little Bighorn happened in the 1800’s after the influence of the white man had already taken hold. For all intents and purposes, the Indians have already been “civilized”. By this time the Indians in the South and Southeast were dressed in western wear, believed in Jesus and some were even owners of black slaves.
My history goes way before that. Before white people landed. Before the myth and the romance took hold in the American psyche. Native Americans did not have the wheel, they did not have horses, they did not farm, and they did not read or write, and they were in constant conflict with each other.
I’m sorry if I’ve offended people here but it is what it is.

 

Just imagine what this continent would look like if the Native Americans had a strong Department of Defense and a better Immigration Policy.

If the chief had said, “Burn the ships and kill the white men.” Back in Europe they would have thought Columbus was wrong, the works was flat.

 

I liken it to Ireland in the time of Strongbow.

Many tribes with long, interconnected history. They both had a very developed culture with a strong economy. That culture was different than European, in some ways superior in others not so much.

Ireland had better goldsmiths and better libraries (among other things) but England had better armour and tactics. England successfully played the different tribes off against each other, and took advantage of cultural misunderstandings to hoodwink the Irish into agreements. Had the Irish been able to stand together England would not have stood a chance, but after every unifying moment, different optinions on the way forward or old grievances would scuttle coalition, leaving them vulnerable.

 

Was everything I said on post #15 a lie? Was part of it a lie?

 

How are Native American's treated these days on your side of the border?