[HereInTheHeartland]

“I have read that in antebellum Virginia having a trace of Indian blood was a mark of distinction, people bragged about their Indian heritage. There was a Mohawk kid in my grammar school (USMC Vietnam) whose father, true to stereotype, was a high-steel worker. We envied him. We may have played cowboys and Indians, but the Indians were the badasses.”

This is all truth and how Americans have always viewed Indians, with respect.

And why the PC movement to change sports teams names away from names that mention Indians is ludicrous.

[Toespi]

Actually, my ancestral grandfather, Rev. John Roads, wife and six children were massacred by Indians in August of 1764, in an area called Fort Roads, Tom’s Creek, near Luray in the Virginia territory. Other children were taken hostage or escaped. Brutal and savage event, so I’m not sure why everyone is trying to claim Indian heritage.

[b4me]

“This is all truth and how Americans have always viewed Indians, with respect.””

no americans did not ALWAYS respect the indians, history shows that.

what I see as I learn more is that pockets of peoples did respect, and initially our govt too, but later generations of our govt under various presidents did not always treat themwwith respect and I workedabout 15 yrs ago in an area of southwest US that I witnessed people mock native americans so I think various peoples have various views.

I also have learned that in some cases respect is earned . from president and tribal leaders and citizens of US or members of tribe respect comes in various ways. almost 2 decades ago I worked in an area and saw Native Americans routinely mocked. It bothered me but also in those situations I could see that the people were not choosing in ways to live up to the respect they could have had. The mockers deserve no respect at all. US leaders initially respected the tribes, but a few generations in our various govt leaders did not respect them and broke agreements.

PC is a whole nother ball of wax based on feelings and presuming what may cause hurt feelings in others. It’s ridiculous because it takes the power away from the actual person and trys to remove their ability to make their own choice of what they want to stand up for or not. PC is about Power of Control of others, not simply asking or discussing with soomeone how they view or feel about some thing, but just assuming you know what;’s best for them and pushing it on not just them but everyone else in society.