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submitted 2 years ago by BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf to c/196

People always talk about the oppression as ancient history, but it has been perpetual for many groups, not just limited to indigenous. Allotment ran until 1934, giving away native lands. After that they moved to Termination, where they tried to dissolve reservations and negate treaties.

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[-] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 12 points 2 years ago

My coworker is in her 40s and went to a boarding school when she was a child.

[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

holy shit so like late 80's /90's

[-] BartsBigBugBag@lemmy.tf 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Yeah it was pretty surreal the first time she told me. So many stories she tells me. She’s pretty sure the cops killed her uncle in Utah, and her life is filled with MMIW(Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women). I’m indigenous, but separated from my culture because my family wanted my father to grow up as white as possible so he would have a chance in this country, so I have been privileged in my experiences, despite my heritage.

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