How WWI Changed America: Native Americans in WWI

The contributions of American Indians to the war effort helped win the war and, in 1924, citizenship for all Indigenous peoples in the U.S.
This video is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and is a partnership of the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, the Doughboy Foundation and the National WWI Museum and Memorial as part of the teaching and learning resources of “How WWI Changed America.”
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[@RaijinX9Mokuzai]

Brave Warriors, Soldiers and Patriots of the Indigenous Nations across Turtle Island faught in the past and will continue to fight in the future for their nation, culture, blood and soil.

[@josephnason8770]

My grand dad, half Chippewa, was in artillery in WW1. His son, my dad, one quarter Chippewa, was a navy pilot in WW2 and Korea. He was head of a 4 aircraft bomber unit known in the squadron as Ed's Tribe.

[@zcheri370]

cool beans man

[@Athen-cz1zs]

My grandmother was a cherokee native and married (my grandfather) and fell in love with the exact sterotypical man that colonized America. I find it really beautifully how their love saw past complicated social and religious views and stayed with each other until death.

[@leoscheibelhut940]

Thank you for sharing this. We never give Native Americans enough credit.

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Seriously we need this series to cover Canada as well! We had the best sniper in the war, he was an Aboriginal, and he came home only to fight the real war back here, for their most basic rights.

[@CJ87317]

Well, it was an American produced series.

[@charlesdavis1080]

I live in Bethel, AK where some years ago they built a memorial to the Alaska Territorial Guard. This was a volunteer unit composed of Alaskan Natives. They guarded the coast of western Alaskan and supported the transfer of aircraft to the Soviet Union by establishing emergency supply caches, shelters and conducting search and rescue operations.

[@marcigotz3620]

Native Americans have been wronged. This is their land

[@wyattkeyes311]

Okay let’s leave

[@ebin4207]

@@wyattkeyes311 that’s not what they mean lol, they mean it should be ran by native americans. White people came here and put rules on them when it should be the other way around

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

Conquest vs. stealing in history. This is before the aftermath of WWII and the forced Great Power UN consensus. They lost.

[@ilovemitaka]

Imperialism is a big thing brother

[@UCannotDefeatMyShmeat]

Even I as a native, that’s just not what’s gonna happen

[@zaindershabazz5583]

Onondaga nation is my home Syracuse NY

[@frederiquecouture3924]

Merci beaucoup.

[@JonDoeNeace]

In the first world war, the Choctaw were actually one of the first Nation to contribute this type of idea also.

[@ebin4207]

so this is an official history page but you kept saying “indians” when referring to natives. they’re not from india, they’re native to america 💀💀

[@GrouchyJelly]

a lot of people native to the US actually prefer the term "indian" to "native american"

[@joshelliott9350]

Obviously you have never studied history. I've literally never heard a historian refer to Indians as 'Native Americans'.

[@rtredux9726]

It doesn’t matter. If you are concerned about a term just learn about the individuals tribe and origin

[@alexcapy-gamingchannel6438]

Thank you! this helped me on my History homework!

[@foximuesheart9782]

Yes me too

[@wigglerblue8658]

same

[@dylanbrown7482]

me 4

[@electricshotzz2467]

@Brandon Martinez Segura fr lol

[@JeanLucCaptain]

Check out: Sabbaton A Ghost in the Trenches. It's ab8the best sniper of the entire war, he was a Canadian Aboriginal and a civil rights Warrior in the trenches back home.

[@markgabriel2011]

great video

[@krealyesitisbeta5642]

This should be in the textbooks

[@CJ87317]

When I was in school, WWI wasn't covered much at all period. I think we covered the entire thing in a day or two. With all the offshoots you could easily fill multiple SEMESTERS worth of stuff - it's no wonder a lot gets left out.

[@frederiquecouture3924]

American Indians.

[@mseddie]

We do not like the term "indians" we prefer Indigenous People of Turtle Island, or Native Americans

[@bossnaki4933]

LAKOTA

[@michaellowry7675]

Are reservations not sovereign nations heavily subsidized by the us government?

[@malcomshaw5962]

🖤🙏🏽😇

[@mseddie]

Okla Chahta

[@EthNet34756]

AMONG US

[@TheGamingBun]

Approved

[@kitten0720]

they are not indians!!!!!!!! they are native americans

[@joshelliott9350]

Many of them don't refer to themselves as 'Native Americans'. That term is mostly used by white Americans. Also, if you've ever read anything from historians, they're always referred to as 'Indians'. I can’t actually recall a time when one of my history professors even used the term ‘native American’ rather than ‘Indian’.

[@erismana2105]

American Natives

[@frederiquecouture3924]

Mission Accomplished 😂

[@dougmoore5252]

American Indian could never get along with each other other tribes, why could they get along with others.

[@danielirving3363]

Custer found out how divided tribes were

[@user-sn8tt8zo9n]

just keep clear of their delusions! Last billion earrings? Fun if/they're~

[@dannypalmer7701]

Dont give up your secret code or language to google😂😂

[@BeefCake1012]

There needs to be a major length film about the role the Choctaw Code Talkers played in American success in World War I. They deserve just as much space and coverage as anyone else in our history books. They fought, served and many died for a country that didn’t even see them as official citizens much less equal human beings. It’s incredible to see because of their service and activism after the war they received their citizenship which should never have been in question as it was, because after all, they were here first… 🇺🇸🫡