How the US stole thousands of Native American children

The long and brutal history of the US trying to “kill the Indian and save the man”.
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Toward the end of the 19th century, the US took thousands of Native American children and enrolled them in off-reservation boarding schools, stripping them of their cultures and languages. Yet decades later as the US phased out the schools, following years of indigenous activism, it found a new way to assimilate Native American children: promoting their adoption into white families. Watch the episode to find out how these two distinct eras in US history have had lasting impacts on Native American families.
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And to learn more, check out some of our sources below:
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition boardingschoolhealing.org/ and their primer on American Indian and
Alaska Native Boarding Schools in the US: engagement.umn.edu/sites/enga...
A Generation Removed by Margaret D. Jacobs:
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/uni...
The National Indian Child Welfare Association’s background on the Indian Child Welfare Act:
www.nicwa.org/about-icwa/
Maps:
1776 - 1880 here: www.davidrumsey.com/luna/serv...
1930 here: www.davidrumsey.com/luna/serv...
First Nations Repatriation Institute: wearecominghome.com
An in-depth documentary about Native American child separation: upstanderproject.org/dawnland
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[@sumi123789]

I don't understand why they are still called Indians to this day, just because some guy 500 years ago thought he arrived in india.

[@nickdelsobral9198]

Facts

[@anastasiarose1430]

Its dying out but it's more commonly used by the older generation

[@taintedtaylor2586]

Well, sadly it's not that simple, he's not the cause most Americans say Indian.

[@captainvanhorn773]

I know, I'm a native American, and this ugs me to this day

[@avdeshalvaraz7721]

İt's like the French fries, French fries were actually originated from Belgium but because the French were more powerful at the time so they renamed it French fries.

[@darkred1438]

i never understand how certain americans say "if you don't like america, leave" when it isn't even their land to start with.

[@notsure6187]

sweetseokie : I'm white American and I will tell you that those "certain Americans" are Trump supporters.

[@rodolfogarcia_1]

sweetseokie I mean since this land is a country now called the United States with its laws and borders set in place just like almost every country on earth.

[@tawnyh8878]

FACTS

[@CassidyStarke]

Evan Coleman They have lives there for thousands of years. They are native.

[@dtx.spooky214]

Evan Coleman but there was no people on America so their native to the land

[@jo-annparsons3696]

I am from London, UK. I had absolutely no idea of these atrocities until I met an Indigenous American man. This disgusting period of history should be taught in all schools in North America, and I would say in Europe too, just as we learn about the Holocaust. Thank You for this video.

[@appydang903]

Because they don’t teach you colonization and westward expansion in your history lesson …not your fault ..

[@judis6224]

Jo-annparsons,it's happening in the uk as well to whites,all over the world.

[@TD1237]

I agree. So many atroclities are never mentioned but we're reminded about the HoIocaust every day.

[@TheIceIvy]

I can say as a Canadian that I was taught about this horrible period and still taught about this. But all schools in every north American country that partook in this should be taught about this.

[@MamitaClaud]

I think all the sins against native Americans, Asians, African, Latinos, Carribeans and the rest of those people who are either the original dwellers of the land and co-immigrants should be taught in history of both public and private to remove or at least decrease prejudice in the USA. It was after all the original country of the Native American Indians. Never a white man's land.

[@aharonbenyisrael8387]

Ty all those mentioned above we are brothers from the 12 tribes of yisrael

[@lewis7315]

Racebaiting over this issue is not helpful eithor. such divides and destroys society.

[@gabelouis]

Its not racebaiting, its pointing out how Eurocentric/White Supremist ideology impacts other people groups. Just cause your uncomfortable with it doesn't mean it shouldn't be discussed. Race is always a factor is daily reality to try to ignore that is just another deflection tactic@@lewis7315

[@MXGIRL87]

@@lewis7315teaching real history shouldn’t be considered “racebaiting” I think it’s important to understand our differences in order to empathize with eachother. By that logic we shouldn’t learn about the holocaust either because “such divides.” Being color blind is more harmful than seeing and being okay with it. Should an amputee hide their missing leg because “such divides” them from the norm??

[@YousirArdume]

The so-called aboriginals of America didn't even originate out of America. They migrated. Indigenous and native would be more accurate.

[@theonetrueking3612]

they called them "uncivilized" after torturing and killing them in the most barbaric ways

[@kieranstark7213]

Spoken by the one true king! XD (Seriously though, Indigenous people deserve better, not the white supremacists!)

[@qweadd6987]

The irony :(

[@peiithos]

and pushing them out of THEIR land and ruining it.

[@ravidhyani1011]

Absolutely correct

[@enriqueavila1463]

Two lefts don't make a right. They make a down🤷‍♂️💡

[@murkeywaters850]

Imagine someones breaks into your home and they want you to act civilized

[@godschildyes]

Oh that is so good! Very well put and easy to visualize!

[@user-zh7gv2zm5y]

This is what is happening in Palestine as well except they just want them dead and vanished

[@thepaganapostate3208]

That happened to Breonna Taylor too. So we're still doing it in this country.

[@douglasrowland3722]

OF COURSE !!!! Either act civilized OR GET KILLED !!!!!...in your own house !!!!!!!

[@carshindaddy4293]

And that’s bad

[@Skrimbi]

This just hits me so hard. I'm native American and I'm so glad to be born now. It just hurts.

[@theresawagner9403]

And I do feel in my heart that there is a culture that was stolen from me even though I don't know the full story.

[@Mahlak_Mriuani_Anatman]

I can relate, learning about my history as well hurts but, tbh, moving on is best for me, i got other things in mind

[@howdy01]

I know it also happened in Australia, they even named it ‘The Stolen Generation’. It’s truely horrible and really dark thinking about what they did to the Natives

[@khloebourgerie8439]

I'm Native American mixed and a kid said go back to your land (mind you, he was white) and I remembered and Said "Get off mine that you stole from me" then I went along with my day

[@lynnk-qj9cj]

Jai Bourgerie YESSS

[@sirajamabedin192]

Jai Bourgerie put him back in his place 🤩

[@Yara-us5ey]

Ur a genius

[@sirajamabedin192]

M l oof yess they love to ignore that 🥱

[@sirajamabedin192]

M l *native american and no i’m not

[@giulianacr2638]

To separate a child from his/her mother is one of the most cruel crimes ever.

[@90Outside]

Giuliana CR - they will always feel some where on the outside neither here nor there.

[@faxxx8230]

Colonizers started it with the natives, than Africans, natives again, then now at the border they are caging the ancestors of the natives. They don't care

[@justanawkwardnerd]

Separating a child from their family and culture is straight-up called a form of genocide.

[@AnujFalcon]

And it happened again.

[@yingliu814]

It's been happening again at the border and hundreds of kids are missing.

[@vivianbenge2331]

About 15 years ago, I met a Native American college student who's grandmother hid him when he was very young to protect him from white social workers trying to take him. Some kids were taken from the tribe but he and others escaped that fate by living in isolated areas where they were never found. By the time he was in tribal schools he was too old to be good target for white adoption. He was one of the brightest and most centered people I have ever met. And I suspect he is doing great things with his life.

[@Mayyde]

I'm proudly Anishinaabe and have lived in Wiikwemkoong for most of my life. Hearing these stories makes me realize just how lucky I am to be here right now, and the massive amount of respect and gratitude I have for my family to survive these brutal American and Canadian policies. This part of our history deserves to be widely spoken about, and widely taught, no matter how hard it is to learn. We're still here, and we deserve respect. I'd love to speak with Daniel/Nelson, and thank him for his involvement in these interviews. Honestly I've probably seen him at Andy's a couple times before actually, or when I was going to school haha

[@Thejebe]

"We are nations that pre-existed European contact... And we are still here." That's a very powerful sentence to finish the documentary.

[@etxsports5836]

Like the Olmecs

[@zenscape663]

ultimately who you are is just how you act when you have the power. white people had the power for the last 500 years and we have seen who they are. Now a days they can play all nice but the reality is they don't have the power today that they used to have so their niceness doesn't mean anything.

[@styraxgum]

toughman101 now the others will be in power and we’ll realise race doesn’t make you who you are

[@princereek9893]

which is kinda false, huh ? it’s clear from the words of Columbus as well as even pictures presented here the Native Americans that pre-existed European contact were a dark skinned people or rather red, as they aren’t today, if they are indeed the indigenous people

[@lakimo80]

@@princereek9893 So true indeed! My family is Blackfoot and Cherokee.

[@uniquegodx8868]

there isnt one kind of horrible racist act america did not commit. literally.

[@ajpalmeri6268]

And I don’t see Jews asking Germany to pay them money for something that didn’t happen to them

[@Portknocks]

AJ Palmeri but Germany does pay reparations to Jews that still live there so....🤷🏾‍♂️. Do a little bit of research my friend. When a country is wrong they're wrong.

[@ajpalmeri6268]

Archie Ray Germany paid 495 million in 1967 which today is around 1 billion dollars. Still when did slavery happen?? Slavery ended in 1865 and your asking for people to pay now 😂, just to be clear War world two ended in 1945

[@ajpalmeri6268]

Archie Ray So by what you said Germany doesn’t pay and Jews who live in Germany today.

[@Portknocks]

AJ Palmeri who brought up slavery? I'm curious because we were talking about native Americans in comparison to what happened to Jewish people. You're all over the place smh. But I won't dodge your ignorant statement. Are you saying once slavery ended all was well in the US when it came to black people? Systemic racism, civil rights movement and even to this day inequalities at the core of just being an American living day to day is all made up I guess?

[@Kt_bb]

“It is in our DNA to survive” We are still here ✊🏽

[@-cheshire-cat]

"Everyone apologized except the united states." Why am I not surprised. The moment you apologize, you're admitting you did something wrong.

[@user-xl1wm6xl9d]

did turkey apologize for Armenian genocide ?

[@bluesira]

Not only that, they’re still doing it!

[@Punkini]

@@user-xl1wm6xl9d nope! Multiple countries can commit crimes at once :)

[@otterchenox506]

Japan and USA are both the biggest sinners …

[@andya1744]

“How the US stole...” should be a series

[@RtRt-qh9hq]

Andy A « How I hate my country »

[@khadijahmuhammad4771]

@@RtRt-qh9hq So you can't be interested in the truth of our history without the country? Sounds like brainwashing to me

[@theperfectionofbeauty1443]

That was their blessing bro. It was written that Esau and his seed would conquer the world via the sword 🗡 aka weapons of war. By thy sword thou shall live.. soon they will be taken out of power don’t worry. But hey I’m every good action movie the bad guy always goes out shooting right? That’s how they took over the world, that’s how they will be taken out!

[@westnilesnipes]

You mean US history?

[@burrochapadogrl]

yes for EVERY tribe!

[@Izzy-cw6iv]

The sad thing is that some Americans will say “apologize for what?” Our country is ignorant to our own flaws.

[@salamikazeem424]

Hello, how are you doing today?

[@ghofranelaouar1164]

AMERICA EGSPLAIN

[@salamikazeem424]

@@ghofranelaouar1164 hey..

[@yodae6672]

amerikkka has SO MUCH to Apolo-LIE FOR its Never Ending . amerikkka is who it has ALWAYS BEEN !

[@salamikazeem424]

@@yodae6672 hello

[@kroser24]

I grew up in Carlisle, and drove past the cemetery where Native American children were buried, but no one told us about what happened until we were in 8th grade. Even then, it was one special presentation for an hour. The town is just beginning to talk about it now.

[@ducklord3604]

I'm so grateful this is taught in the UK in history. This needs to be taught more in other countries especially the US and not covered up like it is right now.

[@EagleArrow]

Not taught in US schools.

[@bzhicha]

If it was taught in us history then us government would have to agree that this was genocide and must pay reparations. So this isn’t happening soon… real democracy aha.

[@ducklord3604]

@@bzhicha A sad reality

[@mihirojha4475]

UK doesn't teach the true extent of the horrors it inflicted on the nations it colonized. Most colonizer nations do the same.

[@unpolished9930]

Ohh okay!! Okay!!! Okay!!! ...it's nice that they teach this to British kids !!! Nice!!! ...but ...u know 😁😁😁😁there is more to be taught....

[@Code_YellowJacket]

When you learn more about American history through a KZbin channel than in US history class at school..... Theres something wrong 🧐

[@MrJuulia01]

Even i learn about own country through Internet better.

[@grimmjowjeaguerjaquez5065]

They cannot prohibit the internet

[@weakguy9068]

They hiding the bad 🥺

[@heaven.e4061]

Facts

[@Bufekana]

👍👍👍

[@ameytelang7491]

And america lectures entire world on human rights and freedom

[@SpencerJenkins45]

Amey Telang other countries have committed serious human rights violations as well. the US is no exception

[@HoudaOussous]

@@SpencerJenkins45 but they don't claim they are the world police

[@sheena9889]

*coughs* philippines

[@SpencerJenkins45]

Aegle true. glaring hypocrisy

[@oksheesh7436]

I would say Europeans because it’s them who killed native Americans all over the America’s

[@kingzigzagzigallah4285]

As an Oglala Lakota who has gone through the foster care system I got 44 seconds into this video before I began to cry and that’s power

[@freecreak408]

That's what the spanish did when they met the Aztec and Inca people, they made those natives "latin" and forced the women to mix with spanish men that way it could be easier to control them.

[@padrekalibre779]

That's the main purpose why they colonize the world.. erasing native identities and culture and established their own.. controlling other countries and exploiting their resources using local corrupted leaders. Anyone who opposes them automatically tagged as dictator or terrorist the enemy of their so called freedom liberty democracy and hypocrisy 🤭

[@lj6894]

They are not Indians. They are Native Americans. This is their country, not the pale man who burns in the sun.

[@mae-lynnmorel769]

They aren't American either.

[@lj6894]

Mae-Lynn Morel They are Native Americans. This is their country. They have the legal rights to put your A$$ out.

[@robkeane3197]

“The pale man who burns in the sun “. Wow that was one of the most racist things I’ve ever heard

[@glitchpink]

Drom Assault no their not Latino is a ethnicity

[@me8999]

I like your comment. Well said

[@maxsingh9770]

This is the equivalent of the stolen generation in Australia.

[@GOD-ti9xp]

FloAnn Gordon haha ya right

[@somedude3819]

What was that I’m curious about what that is ????

[@lanishkavaratharajan2761]

@@somedude3819 europeans did the same to aboriginals, (native australians)

[@somedude3819]

justinseagull justing oh ok thanks

[@Idfk-gw5vy]

@@somedude3819 they took native Australians from their homes, and gave them to white families, so they could learn their own language and learn nothing about their own culture

[@Loveroffood41]

But there's one thing that I get concerned about Is how native american women are missing and no one is looking for them.

[@pantherlily2000]

Trump did put into motion to try and find them, guess who put an end to it...

[@whisper2284]

“We are nations that predate European contact and we are still here”. Resilience at its best.

[@jenniferatkinson9085]

It takes resilience

[@neshobaxxxi4532]

Stole our Hawai'ian land as well, overthrew our Queen & banned us from using our language.. I feel your pain..

[@alexceous]

They entered our country and caused a Revolution, and then proceeded to take our crops. The US is all the suffering in the world in one place.

[@godschildyes]

Yes! Absolutely! The world needs to know about that!

[@zorchthefiredude208]

True population*

[@blacklanddaddy7267]

@@Leo-ul5pc push for independence.

[@galaxya6406]

Like a Tyrant

[@jessicagomez1760]

The worst part is that none of these stories are taught at school. Things need to change.

[@lbcjoshua6229]

Yea thankfully I had my grandpa to tell about that but most people don’t have somebody like that

[@henrymudgett2646]

lol C Because it wasn’t even that long ago?

[@lbcjoshua6229]

@@henrymudgett2646 we never learned about the trail of tears tho

[@valkyrie7304]

actually the only reason i am here is because were learning about it in my social studies class

[@darienvillarreal7828]

Valkyrie well most schools don’t

[@mullimeister904]

I know a few and they were always very kind and caring. I wasn’t old enough to realize how great of people they actually were, but as I have gotten older, it makes me appreciate them that much more.

[@elizabethrios7759]

My heart goes out to the strong parents camping next to there children 😢!!!!

[@moratrolls874]

This should be taught in school rather than sugar-coated history of US.

[@godschildyes]

Yes! 👍

[@mikedickson5282]

Did they sugarcoat history at your school?

[@godschildyes]

@Coco the local TRUTH!

[@maurosgarage]

@@mikedickson5282 They only pick and choose to teach certain parts of history. Also, the history is always told on only one point of view.

[@lillith979]

@@mikedickson5282 in my school they never even taught the history of countries

[@pigeonrat5522]

let's not forget that these Native American people are not "Indian"

[@narloko323cheechboozer4]

Right on brother ✊

[@stung39]

@Iraj Pandey Just forget it

[@twonkae9542]

Slender can they have their own language

[@taniaas1077]

@@stung39 bruh you're most probably telling an indian that you know about their language better than them, inform yourself and then speak

[@stxfdt1240]

@@taniaas1077 Unlog ko abhi bhi lagta hai hum ek homogenous group hai😂😂😂

[@abinbaby8481]

Thank you Vox for covering and spreading the word.

[@Land-Shark]

I'm one of the Native babies who was adopted out to a white family in 1966 in Alaska. I'm Tlingit and Tsimshian, mixed with Pennsylvania Dutch. The white parents who adopted me were loving, middle-class blue collar/white collar, we lived off the grid about 1/3 of the year, and they did a good job raising me. They let me know from when I was 2-years old that I was adopted. Out of respect for them, I never went back to the tribe to find my birth mother, although I am a recognized member of the tribes by birth due to involvement of the Bureau of Indian Affairs since before I was out of the womb. I have mixed feeling about being adopted out of the tribe. I loved the parents who raised me, but I do know that I have missed out on experiencing a unique culture with the tribe and community.

[@wynwyn8385]

"They were capable of being civilized" Just because someone has a different culture, it doesn't mean their uncivilized.

[@-.a9942]

If “you don’t act like an American your uncivilized” or a inferior culture” that’s why they think

[@disabledbabe]

I can't stomach this, the audacity of the colonizer is astounding.

[@fandasvanda5670]

I mean colonizers are kind of nice people

[@alexstone3822]

I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL...YES I DO...

[@oldheadplayhou5e]

yeah...but selective knowledge is so much worse.

[@lisaellis2593]

Exactly!

[@leefrancis4565]

@@fandasvanda5670 you can't stand why not leave.

[@wyndella7212]

Proud Native American they feared us and still do today.

[@leighsaldivar4439]

I think it’s terrible how they did that. They had no right to treat you and your people like that. I’m so sorry that happened.

[@MrUranium238]

get over it

[@MrUranium238]

@@buqi38 I see threats now... OK good to know.

[@rauhaan.]

America is becoming more of a joke the more I find out...

[@notsorry9066]

And again, it's the Gov't, not the American people mistreating these minorities. Disgusting though it us.

[@Bangaly16kaba]

They are Europeans

[@tia4057]

@@nickarjoma5350 anything other countries did so did American.

[@sleepyysleep]

Always has been

[@mjisabeast231]

This country was cursed from the beginning, but people are slowly waking up.

[@shellyremi4623]

Everyone please know this isn’t just AMERICA. our Native American history in Canada is disgusting. We aren’t that innocent.

[@mishdyrendahl5912]

But Canada at the very least came forth and said they were wrong and tried to reconcile. USA think they are still in the right!

[@ColoradoCactus]

mish dyrendahl, I don’t know where you heard that, but it’s not true

[@ahumanistpotato0501]

@@mishdyrendahl5912 Did you know that Canada granted Natives basic human rights in 1982? That's even worse than America.

[@shellyremi4623]

mish dyrendahl we definitely have not come forth. Our government continues to cover things up and think they’re in the right. There’s still no justice for the indigenous community in Canada

[@twinbruisesonmyshins]

@@ahumanistpotato0501 yeah and our last residential school only closed in the LATE 90s. its horrific.

[@lique1195]

I believe our Native Americans deserve compensation. I believe they need all of us to help because they are, to this day, being kidnapped and murdered!! They are our treasure. More time and money is spent on trying to dig up bones, when we have the living among us to take care of and nurture.

[@neilifill4819]

As a person who grew up in the (so-called) post-colonial Caribbean, I stand with Native Americans on this. No matter how you slice colonialism, it always involves 1) the falsehood that military might = virtue, and 2) large sets of people are condemned and treated like non-humans. Sadly, when one tentacle of colonialism is severed, another emerges, as shown in this report.

[@rayneehenry1413]

I hate when people call us Indians. *I am not an Indian.* I’m Indigenous. I’m Ojibway.

[@williamnjagi2388]

Sorry it's just that's what we first thought.

[@strawberry5097]

yes! It’s not that hard to listen to us and call us indigenous, I don’t wanna be called an “Indian”

[@Staxx_OnG]

zaria Ironstand Thanks for saying the exact same thing that the actual comment did... And btw most intelligent ppl don’t refer to your people as “Indians”

[@kingblack9387]

You're not indigenous you are whatever your tribe is

[@bigbitch4558]

King Black if you’re a white american she’s more indigenous than you

[@fifdaddy]

I'm totally amazed how I never ever learned anything about this savagery

[@budoumurasaki5856]

Of course they won’t lol More truth they tell less people support their country. God bless America! Gotta love eagles and freedom they are providing to us! Freedom especially to Native Americans!

[@lavarredagirl]

fifdaddy because they want to keep selling the motto “greatest country in the world”.....

[@MrJuulia01]

@@lavarredagirl Sounds like what whites wanna do in usa

[@aidanquinlan3446]

Your american history teachers never taught you about the Carlisle school? That was one of the first things I learned as a freshman

[@zacharyv1756]

Are you still in school now because I’m a junior in florida and they taught me about this.

[@lperez229]

This is so sad and breaks my heart. I will never be able to comprehend this kind of actions.

[@jenniferatkinson9085]

It should make you feel that way...look at all the white america that it doesn't effect.... They could care less how the true land owners were treated, killed and poisoned and walked too death literally to get rid of them.

[@sldtyp0]

I live in a state where these schools used to exist and I am glad we were taught about this in school. It’s in our history books now.

[@kimslostearring5537]

My old 8th grade teacher literally said: "Its not in the curriculum, they said it wasn't a big enough event to be in the history books." Then proceeded to teach us these events.

[@sakuranovaryan9261]

Big enough lol

[@sakuranovaryan9261]

Great hiding tactic

[@lavonnefox7572]

and they are teaching children this hypocrisy

[@sakuranovaryan9261]

@@lavonnefox7572 sadly yes

[@handsomesquidward4377]

So the pure evil that this country was founded on, isn’t a big enough event, to be in the history books?? Sounds like people don’t want the history of their evil ancestors to be exposed, or found out..

[@bhagyajitdas1498]

My heart broke when she said: Some parents who did lose their children to these schools,even camped outside to be close to them!

[@ruinnaimperii4686]

LolGuy Ven LoL the name to your religion ie Hinduism is given by muslims (Persians). Your entire identity is a Islamic and later European construct. So go home and cry over the inferiority complex that you rightly hold that Muslims and Europeans are better than you.

[@pabloneruda7306]

LolGuy Muslims ruled India for almost 800 years and still India is a Hindu majority, this means muslims were not in india for conversions. Just pray and thank your Cow that it was muslims and not Spanish who invaded india otherwise all Indian would be baptised by Catholic church today.

[@pabloneruda7306]

LolGuy Get some help. You are not fit for human society.

[@sheikhsheikh4409]

LolGuy Yea why would your Heart break. You still follow CASTE SYSTEM which is perhaps the biggest from of human exploitation and discrimination for thousands of years. You don’t feel pity for the aboriginal of India ie Dalits.

[@sheikhsheikh4409]

LolGuy You Hindus did worse to Indian natives ie Lower caste and untouchables than the europeans could ever do to Native americans. So why would you feel anything about them.

[@user-wx8ic2iv3d]

Late but this broke my heart. My great grandparents were native americans and fled their tribes and had to rename themselves to flee. Unfortunately, we never found their actual names, not even my grandfather or his siblings know. It's horrifying to think had they not fled, renamed themselves, and tried to be quiet, would my grandfather and his siblings be taken?

[@rmo3897]

I'm so glad you all stood strong and made it to tell ur story!!!

[@lavishlyenigmatic]

This is probably the biggest robbery in entire human history .

[@saiqhai9968]

The robbery of Australia and Palestine were equally as great.

[@AverageAmerican]

@@saiqhai9968 That's bcuz world rulers aren't Human and they've targeted all our tribes. Most of whom are in captivity over 2000 years to the royal bloodlines, serpent people from the pope to Hollyweird. They're Japheth's descendants who have intended to ultimately make humanity extinct. The MOST HIGH who made us in HIS image, will not allow world rulers to eliminate any one of our tribes and promised to always reserve a remnant of each one. When the Great Deluge saved us, there were only a handful left, when the flood came. But it were not to destroy any race or specie. Therefore, the three son's wives would carry three kinds of man to shore...

[@AverageAmerican]

@Witch Chan They say many died from disease. Then the government began a termination campaign. These included so called gold rushes to send in thugs to murder indigenous people.

[@samaraisnt]

The biggest robbery was America itself.

[@puddincup9879]

Lost Serendipity that was a reach

[@dhareshm6189]

This disgusts me, "the Native Americans showed that they were capable of being civilized". The one who needs to be civilized is not them.

[@artorhen]

They were probably always civilised, just not towards someone that wants to conquer them. Things like, look, I hit them and they hit back, so they're just as bad at me, are the best pretenses for war. If they would've never been conquered, they would've probably been a more peaceful civilisation than what we got now.

[@icantthinkofaname8139]

@sleepy Mask Yeah, different cultures are different. English/European culture was very different from native americans, but that doesn’t mean one or the other is less civilized. They are just different.

[@artorhen]

@@icantthinkofaname8139 yeah, in general I noticed that people tend to use the pretense of "an uncivilised society deserves war against them" in situations where there are conflicts, or where there is competition. If a civilization is different or also, rather mysterious due to perhaps being newly discovered by another civilisation, different can definitely be perceived as weird, and weird as anything bad that can fit the narrative.

[@artorhen]

@Alisson Becker yes that is what I like about their culture more. They cared about their surroundings and cherished them. Didn't just use them blindly to gain advantage in war.

[@boardwalkbw7130]

@@icantthinkofaname8139 Original Americans were truly free

[@PollyannaXdoll]

This is what they did to my great great grandmother. She was taken from her parents and *adopted by missionaries*. They changed her name.

[@hannalin6856]

Thank you very much for filming this minidocumentary.

[@Cj-en4fj]

American history is nothing to be proud of.

[@grayonthewater]

Exactly

[@afenismama]

Neither is it's present being, and that's sad.

[@solutreanswerethenatives3954]

Not with you liars around

[@eltiolavara9]

@@solutreanswerethenatives3954 elaborate please

[@DeddyOh]

Kat M Claiming this history and other major human rights violations committed by this country is a lie? Whew the delusion.

[@invisiblekanaks7196]

They did the same to Hawaiians and in guam…. The time is now ✊🏾✊🏾 stand strong my natives

[@obi-wankenobi1159]

I’m not a native. I agree.

[@mutav2166]

MAKE AMERICA NATIVE!!!!!!!

[@scurryfunge9581]

*"It's in our DNA to survive."* It hit me hard!😭😭

[@RtRt-qh9hq]

Scurryfunge it’s in the DNA of everyone

[@scurryfunge9581]

@@RtRt-qh9hq Sure it is! I was just referring to the emotional aspect of the statement. Notice his expressions when he says that? Like I said before: hits really hard.

[@lillady1770]

Tribe of Gad in the Bible

[@YZER19]

Safe space?

[@vintheguy]

Crying emoji makes me think other wise

[@mcloftymiller3190]

As an Aboriginal from Australia, I feel their pain.

[@evanmedi6144]

different location, but same tactics

[@glimmeringsea5105]

The same happened in South America and many bad things too.

[@connorbit]

Mclofty Miller same happened in canada

[@mkkbvv2356]

@@glimmeringsea5105 which parts of South America??

[@duchess_fufu2364]

As an African, I feel y'alls pain. Our only crime is that we are not white 😭😭

[@AlhiXD]

This happened to me. I am nearly 40 now and still feel like I fell out of the sky.

[@eireball]

I hope you heal from then

[@danyelgarcia3689]

Wow, I'm so sorry this happened to you. Are you in contact with your original family?

[@audiobooksforfree7857]

That must be terrible. Hopefully you can contact family.

[@grouchygeek4176]

Im speechless... Heartbreak just doesnt quite describe the feeling in my chest for these people. Its beyond disgusting whats been done to them 😞

[@gidi2498]

I wonder if there will ever be a native American President.

[@xo1276]

gideon agu why not? probably eventually

[@histori6259]

It took us a very long time to get a black president, but black people aren't going away. Natives are being breed out of existence, so either we get it soon, or we get it never.

[@FansFAX]

not in the white man's world. NO WAY

[@rmj_1]

Not a chance. The most probable is a Mexican president (Native + Spanish)

[@Aracelerii]

I mean, Bolivia has had an Indigenous president, but then again like half their population is Indigenous.

[@zubdazeb2288]

“Its always white-ness is the standard for success, and everything else is judged by that standard.”

[@sunofsotep8265]

Zubda Zeb is a beautiful name.

[@camerontaylor7471]

OtherwiSe known as the 'Bruk' I don’t hate all White people, I hate White people who exploit others for their own personal benefit...

[@evanmedi6144]

@@sunofsotep8265 Zubda means butter in arabic haha

[@evanmedi6144]

@OtherwiSe known as the 'Bruk' being capable of doing something and actualy doing it is a night and day difference, scientificaly everyone is capableof commiting a murder should we lock them up too?

[@sunofsotep8265]

@@evanmedi6144 lol, seriously.

[@celesterosales8976]

Thanks for publishing this.

[@piedpeter1]

Thank you for making this presentation, awareness is the seed of change.

[@connie1wilson]

I had a debate with a Dutch guy, who said the Indonesians were ungrateful for what the Dutch did for them through the ages. I asked him if the Indonesians asked for that help/aid/indoctrination, he said no, then I asked him if he would like things pushed on him and if someone had decorated his house without him knowing and he returned to find the house pink and covered with gemstones because it was their ideal would he like it, he said no!

[@undercovercia]

That's what British say to Indian(subcontinent) people...when they don't even know India-pakistan is their doing; Bengal famine; jalliawala bagh massacre; suppression of 1857 revolt etc and they say should be thankful to bring technology to India when indian architecture is older and better than theirs..Taj mahal; so many forts; beautiful temples and a civilization as old as time

[@connie1wilson]

Albus Severus - Exactly, whether or not the technology was more advanced is irrelevant. The Roman’s bought such “good” stuff: roads, aqueducts, plumbing, cuisine, sanitation, etc. But the British had to live under their rules. You should not have to endure and appreciate another cultures ways because are “more advanced”, because you inevitably loose something precious to you along the way, your freedom, culture, religion, etc.

[@YZER19]

Great comparison😂 NOT! Ask him if he would like a much more modern and developed country to bring him unimaginable wealth and freedom and stop 99% of the barbarism.

[@connie1wilson]

YZERMAN #19 - Oh, so Europeans or the Romans were not barbaric??? Really???

[@cleanbubble7969]

Hummmm how can they be grateful if Dutch make many Indonesian people miserable

[@mathieuwhite7087]

To any of the “Vox hates America” comments: If this video makes someone feel like they “hate America,” thats on THEIR conscience. But don’t hide from truth. Knowing the history of this country allows us to be BETTER citizens and truly uphold what we say we stand for. Vox doesn’t “hate America” It just wants it to be as honest a nation as it claims it is. We have a responsibility as Americans to be honest about what we’ve done. So chill out, learn something and then help make the country better. Stop fearing what you don’t agree with.

[@TorBarstad]

I agree that this is a part of our history that we should know about, but currently it seems to me that the misdoings of non-native americans agains native americans, as opposed to the misdoings and attempted misdoings by native americans agains non-native ones, or inter-tribe warfare (native americans displacing other native americans), are covered disproportionally. Seems to me that this creates a sort of skewed picture of american history,

[@SpinnerWrought]

@@TorBarstad but it is skewed, that's kinda the point... Settlers killed thousands and thousands of native peoples, disease resulted in the death of millions and then when things seemingly settled down and treaties were signed it was overwhelmingly the non native peoples who broke them. It's not disproportionate, it's just accurate; also, it's important at the same time to study specifically the atrocities done by those in power to make sure we never repeat them.

[@angelgjr1999]

Over 12 of public education. I took honors classes. Never heard of this before. America is great at hiding its dark history.

[@april_showers97]

Tor Barstad - European colonizers killed 10 million Indigenous people in America. 10 million.

[@BlackGirlLovesAnime6]

At this point the people who really get mad at stuff like this have to share the same ideologies as their ancestors and that's that

[@Armybrat173]

This reminds me of the Hallmark movie, starring Mercedes Ruel,called " The lost child" She finds out that she is actually Native American and was stolen along with a twin brother, She finally goes to live on the reservation and meets her real family members. Sadly, they never found her twin brother

[@tarajoyce3598]

Thank you for for increasing awareness.

[@honey7452]

a fact: the US has never and will never apologise for anything

[@Pastelleraisthebestytchannel]

Ya

[@shayanahmed7132]

....yet.

[@arnoldstallonereeves7469]

US should never exist in the first place.

[@wisdomabdulaziz3694]

They actually apologized to Hawaii

[@canofsouls282]

they apologised to the hiroshima bomb.

[@notchristina542]

America: the more you learn, the more you hate.

[@lenieadolphson6776]

Exactly

[@lgbtqiarights]

that’s universal, dude.

[@bonsummers2657]

It's history, it's not the present. Also, who created the USA as a governing culture? What do you think about keeping up with other countries in terms of technology, of which much was developed here in the USA?

[@keisharaye3304]

Bon Summers 👎🏿👎🏿 ✋🏿 That has nothing to do with a whole culture. You don’t Steal people’s children.

[@bonsummers2657]

@@keisharaye3304 You just stated nothing. And you're a colorist racist!!!!

[@eveq1234]

They should teach this in school! I only learned about this recently and its just wrong... All the people who suffered through this are so strong and should be acknowledged for their bravery.

[@timmytube12]

"Make America great again make America Native again."

[@oldtimeyasswhooper1014]

They didn't mention the mass graves found at these bording schools, there were many, filled with hundreds of children, which combined was thousands of children.

[@megha5176]

Ohh :(

[@amazingasia_]

OldTimey AssWhopper oh wow.

[@basicferret2558]

Well that got dark quick...

[@lgbtqiarights]

OldTimey AssWhopper can i have a source? i wanna read it

[@williamalmendarez9157]

No source?? I guess it’s just folk tales...

[@ec2633]

TEACH THIS IN SCHOOLS INSTEAD OF HOW GREAT CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS WAS‼️ AMERICA IS A JOKE

[@rattime3352]

Umm... what? Can you explain?

[@sathnidu_athauda]

@@rattime3352 christopher colombus didnt find america. It was already the land to natives by then.

[@Sanjay-ub7eq]

yes true

[@samuellee6310]

Lol the Vikings found America before Columbus. But ya we should teach our students about atrocities that the US have committed so that we can learn never to do that again

[@pigeonrat5522]

@@samuellee6310 Paelo-Indians and plus Chriatopher Columbus was basically a Native American hater

[@hannijeans5]

The real American history. We are taught to respect and appreciate our country and we are told our country is amazing, they never teach us what horrors our country has committed.

[@galactic904]

How many indigenous children were in those schools in the USA? In Canada, there were 150,000 indigenous children in the Residential Schools. RIP to all of those precious children that were harmed,...

[@lisalopez4579]

Columbus didn't discover America, the Indians were already here!

[@TheMonarchofGold]

Also the vikings had discovered the continent centuries earlier when they discovered Iceland and Greenalnd.

[@rhondabahamas]

My exact sentiments, when this statement is made about the Bahamas. He met the Arawak Indians with his first landing in 1492 to the new world. Just brought a whole heap of deseases

[@gagadess3963]

but thats how it works it happens ver and over new people come others leave.. and I know that horrible things happened tat shouldn't have happened.. and usa should apologize for that (also I live in Europe)

[@sweetismami28]

Exactly how you gonna take from already existence?

[@Outof_thebleu]

Africans were here too.

[@yournoneexistencefather5869]

This is basically a fancy ways of kidnapping, correct me if i'm wrong.

[@t.h.8475]

Oh no, you are 100% correct.

[@viannccaa]

Guilherme Arthur - yeah but they meant the “fancy” as legal but corrupt kidnapping... i hate humans

[@shaemarieross8596]

You're correct but they finesse game is controlled and acted in a way so we the people cant rebutal. Essentially leaving us accountable for their initiative behavors

[@ssssSTopmotion]

"this sounds like kidnapping,but with extra steps"

[@babyactivetv]

No correction needed

[@cr625]

Keep strong and courageous my native brothers & sisters. With much Love ❤️Aho!

[@user-kw8ez6ly5z]

There is a wonderful show called Little Bird. Beautifully tells the story about the adoption of these kids and finding their family as adults. I would recommend if you watch the show have a box of tissues next to you, I cried every episode.

[@andreajasyl477]

Imagine seeing your child and speaking to them but your child doesn’t understand you because they now speak a different language, that’s horrible

[@azereth338]

i would cryyyy

[@mrmexicano64]

My fear as a grandparent

[@josephsouth4795]

Consumerism

[@jellocat4100]

It’s sad as it happens to a lot of immigrants when schools force them to speak English only, even today

[@gracesibo3310]

This comment made me cry because that is what is happening to me. As an African American born in Africa, I only learnt French and English. My grandmother doesn't understand me neither do I understand her because she speaks our native language. Any time she calls home, I feel sad because she would try her best to communicate with us but in vain...the only conversation points we have are hello and how are you. Where I come from, the majority of people born in the 2000 don't speak their dialects and we are thought that coming to the America's is an incredible luck...

[@user-ky5ko5df7q]

i hate how the history books and schools never talked about this it is a terrible act.

[@isabellasopo3555]

It’s still happening? To Native Americans? Or are you talking about Trump’s immigration policy that Rips kids away from their families? I want to know more so I can help, please!

[@user-ky5ko5df7q]

@@isabellasopo3555 In 2016 there was a report of this happening from race so im not completely sure sorry.

[@davidoverstreet2875]

Trying to civilize a backwards culture is a good thing. Remember the intentions were good and the goal was righteous. Just because there were a few bad apples in the bunch doesn't mean that was the norm.

[@toad7671]

They taught it in my school

[@christiancharles3884]

Other wise they will have to hide their head in the sand.

[@faithgrace4408]

This happened to me and my sister. In my 40’s learning my Tribal Nation’s culture, history and my Family!

[@frankm4349]

Meanwhile Americans are lecturing around world on “democracy” and “freedom”.

[@bravo9899]

I know right!!

[@nymeriafrost7687]

It’s just a political tool. America is a wolf in sheep’s clothing. There’s a reason why it’s the most powerful nation on Earth.

[@nakanik8375]

This

[@tallguy4876]

@@nymeriafrost7687 True its all a mess

[@HS-iy3xs]

And accusing China of Ughirs

[@lamaya6227]

This is why culture is so important. Culture is what they cannot take away.

[@RtRt-qh9hq]

Dramione_feels X Well, the culture lives as long as it’s people

[@greatestsawes9712]

Facts

[@auntbenben]

Great comment !

[@erikeriks]

That's not true, they took Christmas from the Germans, hiphop from the black, basketball from the black, rock and roll from the black and many more.

[@arthurheath7002]

@@erikeriks culture is naturally shared in countries with many different peoples. What's bad is when a culture is suppressed.

[@moonshinevessel]

"we are nations that preexist European contact and we are still here" wow

[@bunsenn5064]

This atrocity should never happen again, nor should it ever be forgotten. History forgotten is doomed to be repeated.

[@mbmb7011]

The more I learn about America's history the more I feel disgusted. Their contribution to the this world has been nothing but genocide.

[@scalliou4939]

mb mb .... Exactly, Canada was built on racism and genocide as well. My consolation is that we can make these countries better by not allowing it and voting for people with the same mindset.

[@Mugetsu2021]

Odds are you’re using, living, and eating Americans designs for everyday objects. You can’t ignore the technology we’ve created and what we have done for mankind.

[@AFishNamedBob]

Well, genocide, fast food, and Kardashians.

[@mr.mayorr7793]

Every country was

[@Vraptor1]

Mugetsu Most of it’s made in china. American products are essentially flashlights

[@therealtalk4927]

I believe the correct title would be: “How European immigrants call themselves American.

[@V-oe9cu]

The term America and the whole country was built by white people the natives were nobody but just a bunch of kingdoms with sticks and bows....so all the credit and the result of hard work should be enjoyed by them....if not whites any other strong group would have invaded them..... Edit:I'm a south asia

[@thiswasme5452]

@@V-oe9cu bro European are from Africa... so dont call urself Europeaans

[@nandraenyeo999]

@@V-oe9cu nobody likes you lol

[@urchhyy1253]

@@thiswasme5452 all right, I’m African now I can say the n word

[@carrotsandcucumbers8214]

@urchin I don't think anybody has to say that word, even Africans

[@sheilamobley364]

My mom told me of the abuse they went through. She had to go down to the cellar to get supplies and saw a door opened that was always locked and saw little white crosses in rows.I hate to think of what my family went through!

[@Taylor.2mxrrow]

I'm glad my school is taking a step forward and teaching us this important part of history and doing other things no other school I've seen where I live has done like not celebrating Columbus day and going into depth about global warming

[@Taylor.2mxrrow]

Of course there is some things they can improve on but I think it's still nice they're trying to be better than other school. Literally my teacher said when showing us this video "this isn't history it's still happening today maybe not like this but it's still subtly around us. We built our land on this." So I haven't completely lost faith in the school system

[@janeeb9437]

The history behind this “free country” never amazes me. So so sad

[@lexyswope]

We freed them of their land.😢

[@shubhamrathi5531]

America - Land of the Free??? They never fail to amuse me

[@Chlofoskett]

I dont know if you live in America buy its not even that free since the citizens basically run it as people at my school have been killed for not having the opinion of others like kids going to there house and shooting them but what they didnt know was that they didnt have a car or a phone with them so they couldn't go to the hospital also they where non binary and that's more sad than anything

[@Neyobe]

Yep

[@Yara-us5ey]

“Its a free country” wow...

[@mirandacolon1021]

This is the American history that needs to be taught in schools too.

[@catthruster]

it is

[@janelleee2280]

@@catthruster it’s not. I just found out about this by watching a child’s television show.

[@kuroe-chan5190]

Along with many other history that isn’t squeaky clean

[@ziiiic]

Selective in their approach. As usual. Not surprising coming from US. They are still searching for mass destruction weapons in Iraq. Or so as they say...

[@latoyajames134]

White people would never they like to hide history to make themselves look good

[@20022meenakshi]

I am an Indian from Asia and I thought American Indians were long gone but I was very wrong.

[@owsowmuskwanaistus9213]

Lol 🤣

[@marshalopez3464]

The more I learn the more it hurts.. so sad.

[@herahagstoz6934]

This reporting is LONG overdue. This is more than a chapter and more like a full library of misplaced history.

[@SilentMovements305]

But america will hide it frm you jus like the europeans hiding information in the vatican

[@Deena13377]

It’s like Americans don’t know when to stop doing the same wrong thing over and over

[@harley8680]

American's are many things. many were not here when slavery happened or this happened. you cannot blame "American's" for a wrong that a Government did.

[@yub2.045]

Harley I disagree. Americans still send their children to the military, or stay there so their children join the military. If they really disliked what their government is doing, they should go to another country, better than helping the economy of a criminal country and growing its militarymen. They don't even protest against these things, they just don't care, they only care about their lives. Selfishness. Americans are accomplices!

[@harley8680]

@@yub2.045 you don't send your children to the military. they make the decision when they are 18. If you are Israli? you should be thankful that my country has supported your country for decades. The world is selfish. Including you with your media opinions. You have no idea what real America is like.

[@harley8680]

I love when random people in other countries that have never lived here make blank statements about America. They believe anything they see on the media. your ignorance is showing Alemedina!

[@danie641]

@@yub2.045 trust me, we are. black people and natives have been protesting for decades. still going on.