Introduction to Native American History: Ep 1 of Crash Course Native American History
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Date: 2025-05-10
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sentient_trash_can
To the lovely people behind Crash Course: Thank you SO much for creating this series! It's filling a gap in educational materials that is incredibly important to understanding US history! I grew up watching Crash Course in school, and now I'm about to be a teacher myself. I plan to use these incredibly well-made videos in my classroom: )
Also: to any other teachers wanting a great source on US History from an Indigenous viewpoint, I highly recommend Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. It comes in both a traditional textbook format and a graphic novel format! It was a required course reading for me, and I really enjoyed it.
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To the lovely people behind Crash Course: Thank you SO much for creating this series! It's filling a gap in educational materials that is incredibly important to understanding US history! I grew up watching Crash Course in school, and now I'm about to be a teacher myself. I plan to use these incredibly well-made videos in my classroom: )
Also: to any other teachers wanting a great source on US History from an Indigenous viewpoint, I highly recommend Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. It comes in both a traditional textbook format and a graphic novel format! It was a required course reading for me, and I really enjoyed it.
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crash_course
This series looks quite interesting. I'm looking forward to it. I often like to make a joke whenever someone, usually a few decades older than me, uses the word indian to refer to indigenous people. I ask them things like if the person came all the way from India or what part of the Indian sub-continent they are talking about. Usually, the person gets what I'm doing and says that they are referring to indigenous people, but I now make a conscious effort to not use the word indian to refer to indigenous people unless I'm explicitly doing so in a historical context (ex. the atrocity that was the Indian Removal Act.
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This series looks quite interesting. I'm looking forward to it. I often like to make a joke whenever someone, usually a few decades older than me, uses the word indian to refer to indigenous people. I ask them things like if the person came all the way from India or what part of the Indian sub-continent they are talking about. Usually, the person gets what I'm doing and says that they are referring to indigenous people, but I now make a conscious effort to not use the word indian to refer to indigenous people unless I'm explicitly doing so in a historical context (ex. the atrocity that was the Indian Removal Act.
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tazersmurf4689
I can attest to that most schools in the US do a poor job covering native americans for me it went pretty much from when the Pilgrims came to basically Wounded Knee and a lot of it is very white washed. This was in the 80s n 90s in two different states. That's just about those in the lower 48 states. Good Luck even now unless you live in HI and AK to learn about any of the natives there. That isn't either told through a white person's lense or made to look like the natives happily asked the British or the US government to help them.
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I can attest to that most schools in the US do a poor job covering native americans for me it went pretty much from when the Pilgrims came to basically Wounded Knee and a lot of it is very white washed. This was in the 80s n 90s in two different states. That's just about those in the lower 48 states. Good Luck even now unless you live in HI and AK to learn about any of the natives there. That isn't either told through a white person's lense or made to look like the natives happily asked the British or the US government to help them.
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midoriya-shonen
I was in Advanced US History back in the day. Naturally, I was expecting to learn a more detailed story than what is typically told. And yet, Native Americans still mostly only popped up in a paragraph or two from time to time. I'll never forget the feeling of reading the sentiment, Settlers in California displaced and killed the Natives there. But we got moccasins and clay roof tiles out of it, so relations weren't all bad. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for providing education we can trust.
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I was in Advanced US History back in the day. Naturally, I was expecting to learn a more detailed story than what is typically told. And yet, Native Americans still mostly only popped up in a paragraph or two from time to time. I'll never forget the feeling of reading the sentiment, Settlers in California displaced and killed the Natives there. But we got moccasins and clay roof tiles out of it, so relations weren't all bad. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you for providing education we can trust.
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Nyxelestia
Love the take on American Indian vs Native American vs Indigenous. I'm the other kind of Indian, or ABCDesi, aka my parents immigrated here from the actual country of India. I spent a lot of my early childhood getting mixed up and confused over what is an Indian because what I saw in the media didn't match up at all to what I lived with; took me a while to figure it out. Still left me with a strong interest in Native American history, so I'm really glad to see this series and looking forward to it.
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Love the take on American Indian vs Native American vs Indigenous. I'm the other kind of Indian, or ABCDesi, aka my parents immigrated here from the actual country of India. I spent a lot of my early childhood getting mixed up and confused over what is an Indian because what I saw in the media didn't match up at all to what I lived with; took me a while to figure it out. Still left me with a strong interest in Native American history, so I'm really glad to see this series and looking forward to it.
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crash_course
This series should be interesting. It is important for all of us to the know the histories of all the people on this planet. I maybe white but Native American History is part of all of our past. It is also important for Native Americans to share their culture and stories so they are not forgotten over time as they are vital to our understanding of how human civilization evolved over time.
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This series should be interesting. It is important for all of us to the know the histories of all the people on this planet. I maybe white but Native American History is part of all of our past. It is also important for Native Americans to share their culture and stories so they are not forgotten over time as they are vital to our understanding of how human civilization evolved over time.
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ichinichisan
So what's up with the thumbnail Native American history isn't actually history, because it wasn't taken down in written language, so it doesn't fit historians' technical definition of the word (as John Green explained at the start of World History) Or do you mean it isn't actually history in a The past isn't dead; it's not even past sense
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So what's up with the thumbnail Native American history isn't actually history, because it wasn't taken down in written language, so it doesn't fit historians' technical definition of the word (as John Green explained at the start of World History) Or do you mean it isn't actually history in a The past isn't dead; it's not even past sense
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timsmith9503
I just taught US History for the first time (8th grade level. I was able to use Crash Course African American History to help, but felt I didn't have enough to teach about for Native American History (especially after Indian Removal Act of 1830. If I teach again next year, I will be looking forward to adding these to my resources.
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I just taught US History for the first time (8th grade level. I was able to use Crash Course African American History to help, but felt I didn't have enough to teach about for Native American History (especially after Indian Removal Act of 1830. If I teach again next year, I will be looking forward to adding these to my resources.
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myloadedgodcomplex
When I took the US history course through Study Hall we started with humans making its way to the Americas. We spent lots of time outside the borders of the present day USA discussing indigenous peoples to get a better picture of the past. Highly recommend the course, one of the best classes I've ever taken.
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When I took the US history course through Study Hall we started with humans making its way to the Americas. We spent lots of time outside the borders of the present day USA discussing indigenous peoples to get a better picture of the past. Highly recommend the course, one of the best classes I've ever taken.
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crash_course
6: 57 The goal of Settler Colonialism is to remove and erase the people already living in a place, so that a new group can move in instead. aka ETHNIC CLEANSING aka GENOCIDE. . and the history of the whole United States was shaped by this system. Yes world, the United States is the Evil Empire.
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6: 57 The goal of Settler Colonialism is to remove and erase the people already living in a place, so that a new group can move in instead. aka ETHNIC CLEANSING aka GENOCIDE. . and the history of the whole United States was shaped by this system. Yes world, the United States is the Evil Empire.
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sooma-ai
This video introduces Crash Course Native American History, covering terminology, settler-colonialism, Native identity, and the importance of understanding Native history beyond common misconceptions. It emphasizes the diversity and continuity of Native peoples and their experiences.
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This video introduces Crash Course Native American History, covering terminology, settler-colonialism, Native identity, and the importance of understanding Native history beyond common misconceptions. It emphasizes the diversity and continuity of Native peoples and their experiences.
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InstantSanity
Thank you so much, I'm not native but I've been looking forward to this more than any other crash course! It makes zero sense that I was taught about hundreds and hundreds of years of European history but not the history of the continent I live on before Europeans showed up!
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Thank you so much, I'm not native but I've been looking forward to this more than any other crash course! It makes zero sense that I was taught about hundreds and hundreds of years of European history but not the history of the continent I live on before Europeans showed up!
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pauldelabruere1583
I can't thank you enough for this video. I've been searching for videos that can help me teach an introduction to Native American history in a district where it is completely ignored. This is so comprehensive and accessible: a perfect place to start.
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I can't thank you enough for this video. I've been searching for videos that can help me teach an introduction to Native American history in a district where it is completely ignored. This is so comprehensive and accessible: a perfect place to start.
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LinaD-ro6kv
I'm really happy abou this series! I live in Europe and mainstream media has us know all kind of things about the US, but almost nothing about Indigenous People. This will be educational! I can already tell, that my interest goes far beyond 25 episodes: )
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I'm really happy abou this series! I live in Europe and mainstream media has us know all kind of things about the US, but almost nothing about Indigenous People. This will be educational! I can already tell, that my interest goes far beyond 25 episodes: )
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AzGd98
Even though this series primarily centers around U. S. Native Americans, thank you so much for shouting out the Native Americans from Canada and Latin America! Indigeneity transcends all borders, and we must all advocate for one another's wellbeing!
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Even though this series primarily centers around U. S. Native Americans, thank you so much for shouting out the Native Americans from Canada and Latin America! Indigeneity transcends all borders, and we must all advocate for one another's wellbeing!
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parker9832
Where did the myth of the Great Great Grandmother being a Cherokee princess come from. I have heard of this common story referred to and talked about on the internet and in personal conversations. My family has the story too. Her name was Swan.
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Where did the myth of the Great Great Grandmother being a Cherokee princess come from. I have heard of this common story referred to and talked about on the internet and in personal conversations. My family has the story too. Her name was Swan.
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SpookyDonuts
I'm so excited for this series! Such an excellent first episode and probably the first time I've been exposed to native history without it feeling like a retelling of problematic tropes and assumptions. I can't wait for the next one!
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I'm so excited for this series! Such an excellent first episode and probably the first time I've been exposed to native history without it feeling like a retelling of problematic tropes and assumptions. I can't wait for the next one!
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biggybrolunch3809
I can see this series as being completely uncontroversial with no modern values or conceptual abstractions being applied backwards.
In all seriousness, though, good to see a history focused on the experiences of the people.
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I can see this series as being completely uncontroversial with no modern values or conceptual abstractions being applied backwards.
In all seriousness, though, good to see a history focused on the experiences of the people.
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ramsgrl909
I borrowed a history of the United States book from the library and it started with how Native Americans were treated when Columbus arrived. Holy moly, I know I learned this in school but I feel like I learned it in a nice/polite way
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I borrowed a history of the United States book from the library and it started with how Native Americans were treated when Columbus arrived. Holy moly, I know I learned this in school but I feel like I learned it in a nice/polite way
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LTHW-zl1br
As an Indigenous person without a tribal affiliation due to the notorious legacy of forced assimilation, thank you for acknowledging us along with the most northern and Latin parts of America. It means more than words can say.
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As an Indigenous person without a tribal affiliation due to the notorious legacy of forced assimilation, thank you for acknowledging us along with the most northern and Latin parts of America. It means more than words can say.
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