From the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee: Ep 11 of Crash Course Native American History
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Date: 2025-09-01
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DavidSmith-dl8jc
Hi! Thank you for your video! May I ask why the presence, influence of, and interactions with Black Americans wasn’t brought up
Natives owned Black Slaves and acted as Slave Catchers. You brought up Creek nation tribes which played nice with white settlers to keep them from taking over everything, but didn’t mention how the spread of US Chattel Slavery was the driving factor of American expansion into the south. You spoke of the tail of tears, but didn’t mention the black slaves the natives took along with them. You mentioned treaties, but never mentioned how Native nations who owned slaves and received (inadequate) recompense for their mistreatment at the hands of the country purposely kept their formerly enslaved out of the tribe and out of any reparations.
There’s more, but you get the point.
The reckoning Natives need to get full closure and recompense for the atrocities committed against them can’t happen without full honesty. And full honesty dictates Natives include, explore, and loudly admit their history of full participation in the US Slavery system and economy, personal acceptance of higher status than Black people, and mainstream societal acceptance (even if through the skewed lens of colonialism.
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Hi! Thank you for your video! May I ask why the presence, influence of, and interactions with Black Americans wasn’t brought up
Natives owned Black Slaves and acted as Slave Catchers. You brought up Creek nation tribes which played nice with white settlers to keep them from taking over everything, but didn’t mention how the spread of US Chattel Slavery was the driving factor of American expansion into the south. You spoke of the tail of tears, but didn’t mention the black slaves the natives took along with them. You mentioned treaties, but never mentioned how Native nations who owned slaves and received (inadequate) recompense for their mistreatment at the hands of the country purposely kept their formerly enslaved out of the tribe and out of any reparations.
There’s more, but you get the point.
The reckoning Natives need to get full closure and recompense for the atrocities committed against them can’t happen without full honesty. And full honesty dictates Natives include, explore, and loudly admit their history of full participation in the US Slavery system and economy, personal acceptance of higher status than Black people, and mainstream societal acceptance (even if through the skewed lens of colonialism.
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ricardoaguirre6126
This seemed like a good place to ask this. Im an aspiring writer and the story I have in mind takes place in a fantasy world similar to the American old west. There are tribes in this world whose lifestyle and struggles are similar to that of native Americans. I worry that it may be considered cultural appropiation but I also don't want to compromise the story I want to tell. After all many fantasy and science fiction writers have been influenced by real life cultures and history. Would appreciate hearing some feedback.
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This seemed like a good place to ask this. Im an aspiring writer and the story I have in mind takes place in a fantasy world similar to the American old west. There are tribes in this world whose lifestyle and struggles are similar to that of native Americans. I worry that it may be considered cultural appropiation but I also don't want to compromise the story I want to tell. After all many fantasy and science fiction writers have been influenced by real life cultures and history. Would appreciate hearing some feedback.
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suzandouglass5241
One additional note about the Removal Act is that the Cherokee took their argument to stay in their homelands to the Supreme Court, and Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee. Indian Killer Jackson blew the ruling off, and had them removed anyway. Rounded up by federal agents into stockades (aka concentration camps, and then forcibly marched in the winter from Georgia to Oklahoma in what is now called the Trail of Tears.
A US president ignoring a Supreme Court order he doesn't like. Sound familiar
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One additional note about the Removal Act is that the Cherokee took their argument to stay in their homelands to the Supreme Court, and Supreme Court sided with the Cherokee. Indian Killer Jackson blew the ruling off, and had them removed anyway. Rounded up by federal agents into stockades (aka concentration camps, and then forcibly marched in the winter from Georgia to Oklahoma in what is now called the Trail of Tears.
A US president ignoring a Supreme Court order he doesn't like. Sound familiar
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crash_course
It's always interesting (see also convenient) that while America has a history of armed standoffs against federal authorities that become legendary from Waco Texas to Ruby Ridge, All of the native standoffs and occupations have been collecting dust in a corner. Alcatraz, Wounded Knee, Oka in Canada, all of them gave the middle finger to the Federal Forces too, they deserve the lionized treatment.
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It's always interesting (see also convenient) that while America has a history of armed standoffs against federal authorities that become legendary from Waco Texas to Ruby Ridge, All of the native standoffs and occupations have been collecting dust in a corner. Alcatraz, Wounded Knee, Oka in Canada, all of them gave the middle finger to the Federal Forces too, they deserve the lionized treatment.
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feitocomfruta
I am glad this series exists, because I did learn A LITTLE bit of this history but it was mainly during elementary school when we did a unit on state-specific history (Missouri and Pennsylvania. But because of that, there are vast swaths of this history that I never learned.
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I am glad this series exists, because I did learn A LITTLE bit of this history but it was mainly during elementary school when we did a unit on state-specific history (Missouri and Pennsylvania. But because of that, there are vast swaths of this history that I never learned.
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NoughDawn
Great video, but far too short for the subject. I’m putting in my vote for Native American History II & III. These videos are so jam packed with one or two bits of information that I recognize and then a bunch of stuff I’ve never heard of before.
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Great video, but far too short for the subject. I’m putting in my vote for Native American History II & III. These videos are so jam packed with one or two bits of information that I recognize and then a bunch of stuff I’ve never heard of before.
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MrBattlecharge
I'd love a series (or multiple) on the other natives of the Americas too. Canadian natives, central America, South America, the Caribbean, even Australia and New Zealand and the South East Asian colonies like Papua New Guinea too!
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I'd love a series (or multiple) on the other natives of the Americas too. Canadian natives, central America, South America, the Caribbean, even Australia and New Zealand and the South East Asian colonies like Papua New Guinea too!
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crash_course
This is an amazing series. Thanks so much! I know you said that native American history doesn't start in 1492, but it does seem like that's almost all we've heard about so far. I hope there's some earlier periods covered later on.
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This is an amazing series. Thanks so much! I know you said that native American history doesn't start in 1492, but it does seem like that's almost all we've heard about so far. I hope there's some earlier periods covered later on.
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kidmohair8151
for all of you who are horrified by what the spraytanodon has unleashed
on the US, remember, our native sisters and brothers have seen all of that
and worse, before.
we should be banding together, not dividing.
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for all of you who are horrified by what the spraytanodon has unleashed
on the US, remember, our native sisters and brothers have seen all of that
and worse, before.
we should be banding together, not dividing.
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ianadams1501
Che is a great host who can guide viewers through this history! I have searched for history texts written by Native authors on their own history and tradition on line. I think this host could do a longer form podcast too!
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Che is a great host who can guide viewers through this history! I have searched for history texts written by Native authors on their own history and tradition on line. I think this host could do a longer form podcast too!
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insomniacbruh
Texas and Mexican tribes need their own video on how and why the only federal tribes in Texas are of those tribes that immigrated to Texas like Kickapoo, Ysleta and the hispanization of the small bands and their erasure
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Texas and Mexican tribes need their own video on how and why the only federal tribes in Texas are of those tribes that immigrated to Texas like Kickapoo, Ysleta and the hispanization of the small bands and their erasure
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effi9148
Dutch woman here. In our older history lessons the myth version of the deal for Manhattan was taught. These days the cultural misunderstandings are taught. This is such an interesting crash course, thank you for making it
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Dutch woman here. In our older history lessons the myth version of the deal for Manhattan was taught. These days the cultural misunderstandings are taught. This is such an interesting crash course, thank you for making it
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suomeaboo
i binged the whole series today and just finished the 10th episode thinking it was the last one for now, when suddenly the 11th got released! this is one of my favorite crash course series so far!
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i binged the whole series today and just finished the 10th episode thinking it was the last one for now, when suddenly the 11th got released! this is one of my favorite crash course series so far!
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WesternCommie
Yeah. America like to act like they want to support Native American land, until they find resources they want - Key example of this right now is the Uranium mining at the grand canyon.
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Yeah. America like to act like they want to support Native American land, until they find resources they want - Key example of this right now is the Uranium mining at the grand canyon.
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Ampers3
My question is that was Sitting Bull his birth name/translation of such from their indigenous language Or was it just a name that Americans' gave him for some reason
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My question is that was Sitting Bull his birth name/translation of such from their indigenous language Or was it just a name that Americans' gave him for some reason
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za-0001
Colonizers do the same thing wherever they went. I'm from a place the US doesn't recognize and is invested in erasing. The exact same tactics were used there.
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Colonizers do the same thing wherever they went. I'm from a place the US doesn't recognize and is invested in erasing. The exact same tactics were used there.
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rmofo
thank you for this series. this is not what they taught me about native americans while in school. i think every american should watch this.
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thank you for this series. this is not what they taught me about native americans while in school. i think every american should watch this.
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MFCirca
Are these videos leading up to a breakdown of the Palestinian genocide or is Crash Course still on the fence about where they stand
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Are these videos leading up to a breakdown of the Palestinian genocide or is Crash Course still on the fence about where they stand
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