I have no problem with this, considering what many Indians did to many white settlers, many of which were my ancestors and cousins.
Atrocities work both ways.
I descend from Vermont settlers who were captured in Royalton and Sharon, Vermont, hauled to Quebec and kept or sold to the French as slaves.
Several of the siblings of my ancestor were killed by the Indians on the way north for not keeping up or making noise.
One, a baby was grabbed by the ankles and had his brains dashed out on a rock. Two others who were older were tomahawked and scalped as they died.
And yes, many ideas used in the Constitution did come from the Iroquois nation, which was a confederation of six Indian nations.
Too bad more people don't know the real history of this country.
Many savage acts were committed by both Indians and Whites.
That was then, now is now.
We all need to know about it, but other than that, get over it.
One of my best friends is a full blooded Indian.
Friday I pulled out his truck that was mired in the mud with our Unimog.
Last fall I bought a bunch of solar stuff and a composting toilet from him. He gave me a really good deal.
Every Friday we, and a bunch of other VERY politically incorrect people have dinner together.
I took indian beading at out local museum and was fortunate enough to have a full blooded Seneca Indian from the Turtle tribe as a teacher...Virginia Snow.
She was disappointed in the present tribes...saying the kids were not disciplined, were drunkards and druggies. None like to work. She also said all the good ones go to Canada.
Wonderful lady...spoke the native language and was assisting the tribes in the history of their nation. She passed several years back.
Hard data and references are hereby requested.
Barring appearance of same, we shall be forced to accept the lack of factual basis for your claim the “Iroquois civilization”was used as a significant source of anything during the creation of the Constitution.
It would be interesting to read what documents/sources you might provide to the FR community.
A Ward Churchill promised such, but never delivered.
In your mind, but historians can't find the proof of your claim.
At various times smallpox was used as a way to dispose of Indians, as they lacked any immunity to it, and our Army did give several tribes smallpox infected blankets.
You’ll be searching long and hard to find a contemporary source for that. The single source is an an off-hand speculative comment in a letter about an event the writer knew nothing about. It has since become gospel.
And yes, many ideas used in the Constitution did come from the Iroquois nation, which was a confederation of six Indian nations.
Some ideas were similar. Most of those attributed to them are also present in Scottish writings for the century or so prior, and though they could have gotten them from the Iroquois, the evidence they did so is sparse. Regardless, it is a bit much to say more than that the Iroquois came up with similar ideas on their own, and may have reinforced ideas spawned in the Scottish revolt as well.