What this ideology, what this myth about savagery did was really excuse America for the disappearance of the Indian. It wasn't our fault. They were just an inferior race. And so John Marshall adopts that. And the tragedy and the present-day circumstances of that decision are that those racial attitudes are so deeply embedded in these foundational principles of American Indian law.
Until we start attacking the root of the historical problems of discrimination against Indians, and those Indians begin in these stereotypes, that In… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
Until we start attacking the root of the historical problems of discrimination against Indians, and those Indians begin in these stereotypes, that In…
- Robert A. Williams, Jr.
Western civilization has been at war with tribalism for 3,000 years. And that war was brought to the New World by the English colonists. A very early… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
Western civilization has been at war with tribalism for 3,000 years. And that war was brought to the New World by the English colonists. A very early…
One of the prime backers of land bill was a Republican Congressman, a Paul Gosar. And when he was challenged by an Apache on this bill, he said, well… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
One of the prime backers of land bill was a Republican Congressman, a Paul Gosar. And when he was challenged by an Apache on this bill, he said, well…
One was a horrible case called Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe which denied tribes the right to criminally prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
One was a horrible case called Oliphant v. Suquamish Indian Tribe which denied tribes the right to criminally prosecute non-Indians who commit crimes…
What I tried to show is that this idea of this fundamental conflict between savagery and civilization goes back to the very beginnings of Western his… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
What I tried to show is that this idea of this fundamental conflict between savagery and civilization goes back to the very beginnings of Western his…
What this ideology, what this myth about savagery did was really excuse America for the disappearance of the Indian. It wasn't our fault. They were j… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
What this ideology, what this myth about savagery did was really excuse America for the disappearance of the Indian. It wasn't our fault. They were j…
Case of Johnson v. M'Intosh is continued to be cited today by the Supreme Court. Even Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the most liberal member of the cou… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
Case of Johnson v. M'Intosh is continued to be cited today by the Supreme Court. Even Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the most liberal member of the cou…
If you're an Indian, you could be very anxious about some of the Supreme Court's decisions, some of the decisions of policy makers, so maybe a little… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
If you're an Indian, you could be very anxious about some of the Supreme Court's decisions, some of the decisions of policy makers, so maybe a little…
Congress passed the 1887 General Allotment Act. And that act ended up dispossessing tribes of 90 million acres. That history of dispossession was als… - Robert A. Williams, Jr.
Congress passed the 1887 General Allotment Act. And that act ended up dispossessing tribes of 90 million acres. That history of dispossession was als…
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