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“[Colonel Maynadier] was surprised to see tears well up in Spotted Tail’s eyes; he did not know that an Indian could weep.” (125)
^ this is shortly after Spotted Tail’s daughter died of illness. the level of dehumanization of Native peoples, on such a sweeping scale across the U.S., is astounding.
— Feb 15, 2025 02:07PM
^ this is shortly after Spotted Tail’s daughter died of illness. the level of dehumanization of Native peoples, on such a sweeping scale across the U.S., is astounding.
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is on page 110 of 509
brown’s fixation on battles & sporadic use of citations have bewitched me - jk, jk. this book shines most when pulling together primary sources. inversely, it suffers when the author takes interpretative liberties. it somehow manages to read as paternalistic even while clearly siding with the Native parties—yet it’s undeniable that laying out colonial depravity this frankly is valuable. much to think about.
— Feb 13, 2025 01:11PM
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I’m reading this so I can compare it to indigenous-authored histories like the heartbeat of wounded knee. I have a lot of thoughts re: the author’s framing of “vanishing” Indian communities, but I’ll save those for later. clocking my progress here just to note: he’s referring to all of the Oceti Sakowin as Dakota?? I’m not Oceti Sakowin but even I know that’s wrong.
— Feb 07, 2025 09:20AM
