The Genocide Never Ended
My family has a history of Native American activism, so I feel that I should share my thoughts on the US and the continuation of its settler-colonial ideology. Especially since it is the 4th of July today.
People don't really talk about the Native American genocide anymore. America has been very successful at whitewashing its history and acting like it has reformed itself. That it is better now.
Something that I see a lot of people make the mistake of thinking is that the Native American genocide ended in the early 1900s. It did not. The genocide is still ongoing.
Native Americans still face systemic oppression, violations of their sovereignty, cultural erasure, etc.
This 4th of July, remember that the United States has no right to exist. And remember that advocacy for Indigenous rights is part of being a leftist.