You from time to time so i can see which slide we are on. I am at the National Museum of the American Indian. One of the things that interest us greatly is the persistence of stereotypes. Our visitors dont come as blank slates, they come with a preconceived set of ideas, not uninformed but misinformed. As you can see, just a couple of years ago at the vatican. This is a man there at the vatican celebrating as she understands native american culture. This is one of those examples where we can hardly alter at fault. She does not know any better because this is what she has been taught. This entire notion of Cultural Appropriation and taking from native people of their authority to define who they are emerged at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century. This is part of the imagery that laid the groundwork for what would later become this business of using indians as mascots. Really, abusing our history in more significant ways. This is the end of the trail them in, a famous o
And so, that is lie. The other lie is that one star deets himself was an indian. He was convicted of fraud for pretending to be an indian because he was trying to dodge the draft. Yet, the team maintains on its website that is the origin of the name. Similarly, this team has an origin myth. They say it was a fellow named henry who was a baseball player for the team. They say they named their team and order to honor him. If you really begin to dig into that history, what we find is henry was treated incredibly badly by the fans. Second, he was not that good. He was not the kind of guy you would name your team for. He was not bad, but he was not that good. Third, he was not a very nice guy. All of this sort of suggests that they made that up. This is part of what goes on when dealing with indians and in the public discourse. Things get made up and indians become very malleable and they are formed in order to fill whatever particular role the institution or entity or state or country need
Sure people understand basic propositions. Even bart simpson gets it. Now i would like to get to this idea of American Mythology and the imaginary indian. We are deeply in the american dna. Every major american myth, major american origin story has to account for the indians in sunlight. Here we see columbus arriving in the new world looking remarkably fresh. But hiding in the righthand corner are the indians who were there when columbus arrived. We want to get into this business of the Columbian Exchange. Indians have not only then he raised from American History they have any raised from World History not only have the indians then he raced erased from American History, they have been erased from World History. Massive amounts of technology, wealth, labor, food left in the americas for europe and asia. Meanwhile, they were sending back to the new world many things of their own. A lot of animals, different plants. Of course, disease. Disease was the most devastating factor. It was the
The presiding officer are there any members wishing to vote or dhaing their vote . If not, on this can yeas are 99, the nays are zero. Threefifths of the senators duly chosen and sworn having vote fed the affirmative, the motion is agreed to. A senator mr. President . The presiding officer the senator from oklahoma. Mr. Coburn i wanted to spend a little bit of Time Offering a viewpoint different than the chairman of the committee on this bill. First of all, i want to say by context, my father and two brothers served in world war ii, my brothers during the vietnam era. There is no question we have an obligation to meet our commitments to those that have put their life and future on the line for this country. But it pains me that although weve increased spending 58 in the v. A. Program since 2009, which is fiscal 2010, what we have seen is a complete lack of oversight of whats happening. Let me give you an example. The v. A. Community in the Senate Committee in the Senate Last Year held
Than 30000000000 cubic meters of natural gas to europe and turkey. The developments are especially significant following the recent damage to the north stream one and 2 pipelines. Political scientists are so non gazelle didnt. Told ortiz, unit oneill that the u. S. Wants to divide russia and europe. I think its the 2nd step of American Federation to europe, asia. The 1st step was that just a few days ago, they attached to a pipeline notes in pipeline and baltic sea. And i think this is stating from the dodge sites is the 2nd step of American Intervention to our region. I mean, they are trying to relate russia not from just the european sites, but also from the turkey side because is, you know, turkey and russia has really good relation. Starts with a letter from us treasury departments to the Turkish Business Men Association that they train them to do, do not cooperate with russia. And just off this american side, they trade also turkish bunks. Thats why you know, some of focus bunks,