(November 1, 2011 at 5:42 pm)Phaedra Wrote: It is extremely tragic. I've read many horrific first-hand accounts of what was done to my Cherokee ancestors in the name of god and manifest destiny. Doing so never fails to make me sick to my stomach. It wasn't just "pack up and get moving, you have a new home now"...it was slaughter, rape, and torture. My Mexican ancestors fared no better.
Indian tribes didn't treat each other with kindness all the time you know...
Slave to the Patriarchy no more