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NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST CENSORSHIP ^ | August 3, 2016 | Jas Chana

[detective]

The Chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Stout has announced two of three historic paintings depicting interactions between white traders and First Nations people are to be removed from public view because of their potentially "harmful effect" on students and other viewers.

The paintings, which were commissioned under the Works Progress Administration and painted by artist Cal Peters in 1935, can be found in the University's Harvey Hall, a building currently undergoing major renovations. In preparation for the Hall's grand re-opening this fall, the paintings were to be restored by university art students under the direction of their professors. The restoration work, funded by the Wisconsin Historical Society, began back in 2013.

[B4Ranch]

Perhaps if you spent your summers in a canoe on streams, lakes and rivers, as I did, then you wouldn’t have your fears about tipping. Yes, v hulls are skitterish but they didn’t present any problems for us kids.

[Vigilanteman]

Need I point out that kids are a lot more agile and weigh a lot less than adults? As a kid, I confess to sometimes tipping the canoe on purpose in the summertime. We all wanted an excuse to go for a swim.

I weighed 130 lbs when I was 14. I'm close to double that now. If I just shift my butt 2" to the left, I tell my canoe companions to lean right.

[B4Ranch]

We had everything from a 10 footers to a 26 footer to play with. Six in all. The 26’ was almost impossible to flip. Four foot wide and it would handle a 20 hp motor just fine. It was meant for guys your size.

[Vigilanteman]

Interesting, didn't know they made canoes that big. Most of my canoe time was on the Crow Wing, a Mississippi tributary up in Minnesota. Almost nothing bigger than 12' on that river. Too many twists and turns, rapids and rocks with some deep water calm swimming holes in places.

It is a beautiful, wild river. Nesting and fishing bald eagles are even fairly common.

[Albion Wilde]

What in the world is offensive about this?

[arthurus]

All trace of indigenous American pre Columbus occupation is being removed from the literature and the walls of America. It is White people doing this. Why do they despise the Indians so?

[Trillian]

They wouldn’t have a problem with that.

[alexander_busek]

[...] I happened to mention “Native Americans” - I could tell he was uncomfortable with what I had said. He was nice about it, but told me the accepted term by Canadian Indians is “First Nations.” I had not heard that term before. It is tough to keep up with the constantly changing PCism.

To be fair, calling Black and Red Canadian citizens / residents "African Americans" or "Native Americans," respectively is rather Americo-centric.

Regards,

[rusty schucklefurd]

Re: “To be fair, calling Black and Red Canadian citizens / residents “African Americans” or “Native Americans,” respectively is rather Americo-centric.”

Actually I did consider that, but since the “North American” continent includes the United States and Canada, I thought (wrongly it seems) that Native Americans would also include indigenous peoples of Canada as well. I wouldn’t have used the term African-Americans for black Canadians, but you’re point is well taken.

[rustbucket]

When one is scouting downstream obstructions, sometimes it is necessary to stand.

Speaking as a long time white water canoer and canoe camper, you are exactly right.

[Romulus]

Thank you. I have done a little (and I do mean little) class II paddling and canoe camping myself. Got back from a four-day trip in FL just two weeks ago. No white water, but plenty of pull-overs, on a very remote and wild river. Yes, there were gators.