CSPAN3 Smithsonian National Museum Of The American Indian July 13, 2024
We have lived in these lands, in these Sacred Places for thousands of years. We are thus the original part of the Cultural Heritage of every person hearing these words today, whether you are a native or not native. We have felt the cruel and destructive edge of colonialism that followed contact and lasted for hundreds of years. But in our minds, in our history, we are not its victims. applause as the mohawk have counseled us, it is hard to see the future with tears in your eyes. We have survived and triumphed against great odds we are right here right now, and in cultural distinct communities....