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<blockquote data-quote="The Other Side" data-source="post: 1210574" data-attributes="member: 17969"><p>Ok, its easy to understand why "white" people wont take the time to consider the history of the Native American Indian. Nobody wants to revisit that era, no matter how horrific that period of time was for the Native American Indian.</p><p></p><p>I know its alot simpler to downplay the word "redskin" as if it has no negative conotation to it.</p><p></p><p>The American Indians would disagree however. </p><p></p><p>In the pioneer days, states paid "bounties" for REDSKIN heads and scalps. The word "REDSKIN" was a generic word that encompassed ALL native american indians in the country. The early "paymasters" for the redskin heads and scalps used the head of an indian with a feather on it as its logo.</p><p></p><p>The STATES paying bounties for killing indians and returning their heads and scalps is a disgusting part of american history.</p><p></p><p>My state, CALIFORNIA paid out MILLIONS of dollars for the slaughter of all indians in the state. </p><p></p><p>Read:</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.revcom.us/a/v21/1030-039/1039/gold1.htm" target="_blank">RW ONLINE:True Story of the 1849 California Gold Rush: Gold and Genocide</a></p><p></p><p>quote from article:</p><p></p><p>""</p><p>In his January 1851 message to the California legislature, California Governor Peter H. Burnett promised "a war of extermination will continue to be waged between the two races until the Indian race becomes extinct." Newspapers cheered on the campaign. In 1853 the Yreka Herald called on the government to provide aid to "enable the citizens of the north to carry on a war of extermination until the <span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>last redskin</strong></span> of these tribes has been killed. Extermination is no longer a question of time--the time has arrived, the work has commenced and let the first man who says treaty or peace be regarded as a traitor." Other newspapers voiced similar sentiments. ""</p><p></p><p>The murdering of "REDSKINS" should never be a word that is "honored" by anyone in this country who has a conscience. To attempt to downplay the word is OFFENSIVE in itself.</p><p></p><p>Would any of you support a team called the "Alabama N-GG-rs?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Other Side, post: 1210574, member: 17969"] Ok, its easy to understand why "white" people wont take the time to consider the history of the Native American Indian. Nobody wants to revisit that era, no matter how horrific that period of time was for the Native American Indian. I know its alot simpler to downplay the word "redskin" as if it has no negative conotation to it. The American Indians would disagree however. In the pioneer days, states paid "bounties" for REDSKIN heads and scalps. The word "REDSKIN" was a generic word that encompassed ALL native american indians in the country. The early "paymasters" for the redskin heads and scalps used the head of an indian with a feather on it as its logo. The STATES paying bounties for killing indians and returning their heads and scalps is a disgusting part of american history. My state, CALIFORNIA paid out MILLIONS of dollars for the slaughter of all indians in the state. Read: [URL='http://www.revcom.us/a/v21/1030-039/1039/gold1.htm']RW ONLINE:True Story of the 1849 California Gold Rush: Gold and Genocide[/URL] quote from article: "" In his January 1851 message to the California legislature, California Governor Peter H. Burnett promised "a war of extermination will continue to be waged between the two races until the Indian race becomes extinct." Newspapers cheered on the campaign. In 1853 the Yreka Herald called on the government to provide aid to "enable the citizens of the north to carry on a war of extermination until the [SIZE=5][B]last redskin[/B][/SIZE] of these tribes has been killed. Extermination is no longer a question of time--the time has arrived, the work has commenced and let the first man who says treaty or peace be regarded as a traitor." Other newspapers voiced similar sentiments. "" The murdering of "REDSKINS" should never be a word that is "honored" by anyone in this country who has a conscience. To attempt to downplay the word is OFFENSIVE in itself. Would any of you support a team called the "Alabama N-GG-rs?" [/QUOTE]
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