The Indian Reorganization Act Explained: Ep 13 of Crash Course Native American History
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Date: 2025-09-01
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Beryllahawk
An attempt was made
I dunno about at the federal level but I recall my grandmother and her generation all talking about native tribes as if everything was fine and dandy, settled and over. They barely even thought about what native folks might need or want - if they thought about native folks AT ALL. And I think that, whether it was meant to or not, the IRA had that effect. Public attention for Native issues just. evaporated for a long time. I can hope though that things continue to get better and that we will hear more and louder native voices as this century goes on.
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An attempt was made
I dunno about at the federal level but I recall my grandmother and her generation all talking about native tribes as if everything was fine and dandy, settled and over. They barely even thought about what native folks might need or want - if they thought about native folks AT ALL. And I think that, whether it was meant to or not, the IRA had that effect. Public attention for Native issues just. evaporated for a long time. I can hope though that things continue to get better and that we will hear more and louder native voices as this century goes on.
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handroidnumber
the land was called dying when it was being silenced. good intent without consent repeats the wound. listen first, return voice and land, move at the pace of the people and the soil. laws reorganized papers; healing reorganizes the heart. measure success by what returns: language, herds, ceremony, clean water, kids who don’t have to choose between culture and survival. begin again, quietly, until those most affected say, we are whole.
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the land was called dying when it was being silenced. good intent without consent repeats the wound. listen first, return voice and land, move at the pace of the people and the soil. laws reorganized papers; healing reorganizes the heart. measure success by what returns: language, herds, ceremony, clean water, kids who don’t have to choose between culture and survival. begin again, quietly, until those most affected say, we are whole.
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kidmohair8151
it would be fair to say that our native sisters and brothers are still being coerced
into walking the Trail of Tears.
not the exact same one that the Cherokees were forced to travel,
because each and every tribe gets to have their own specially legislated,
and bureaucratically imposed one.
colonizers gonna colonize.
thieves gonna thieve.
yay capitalism
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it would be fair to say that our native sisters and brothers are still being coerced
into walking the Trail of Tears.
not the exact same one that the Cherokees were forced to travel,
because each and every tribe gets to have their own specially legislated,
and bureaucratically imposed one.
colonizers gonna colonize.
thieves gonna thieve.
yay capitalism
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jp5858-i8o
Still the IRA shows us how the process of repairing a relationship marred by hundreds of years of generational trauma can begin: notice a problem, observe and talk to folks who are dealing with it, and bring that knowledge into actionable change. It's tough and it won't be perfect, but it's a start. Love this!
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Still the IRA shows us how the process of repairing a relationship marred by hundreds of years of generational trauma can begin: notice a problem, observe and talk to folks who are dealing with it, and bring that knowledge into actionable change. It's tough and it won't be perfect, but it's a start. Love this!
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Jason_Maier
1. I'm glad to watch this series. Nice that someone is giving proper perspective/preserving history while some are working to minimize/erase it.
2. In the prior video, you mentioned the 1973 seige of Wounded Knee. Was that when two FBI agents got killed
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1. I'm glad to watch this series. Nice that someone is giving proper perspective/preserving history while some are working to minimize/erase it.
2. In the prior video, you mentioned the 1973 seige of Wounded Knee. Was that when two FBI agents got killed
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louistafoya1288
This reminds me of taking classes at Fort Lewis college! I have been playing this game Victoria 3 and making alternative realities where Turtle island survived and thinking what is the post modern political systems for tribes in a world with ai
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This reminds me of taking classes at Fort Lewis college! I have been playing this game Victoria 3 and making alternative realities where Turtle island survived and thinking what is the post modern political systems for tribes in a world with ai
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AnnaMayKremer
As a recent student at UNLV, I came across a statement from the university that acknowledged that it sits on historically Native American land. My immediate thought was, Ain’t no way the government is going to give the land back.
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As a recent student at UNLV, I came across a statement from the university that acknowledged that it sits on historically Native American land. My immediate thought was, Ain’t no way the government is going to give the land back.
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robbabcock_
Great stuff! This has been a wonderful series and quite enlightening. I grew up not far from the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota so the horrible treatment of Indians by the US gov were shockingly obvious for all to see.
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Great stuff! This has been a wonderful series and quite enlightening. I grew up not far from the Pine Ridge reservation in South Dakota so the horrible treatment of Indians by the US gov were shockingly obvious for all to see.
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marcsmerlin
This is just a word of appreciation to Samantha Sylvers and the animation team for the ledger art animation included in this episode!
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This is just a word of appreciation to Samantha Sylvers and the animation team for the ledger art animation included in this episode!
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J. A. Smith2397
Really hope to see more of you on all of these subjects and maybe at the mississinewa 1812 in grant county, hour north of ya!
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Really hope to see more of you on all of these subjects and maybe at the mississinewa 1812 in grant county, hour north of ya!
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thescoobymike
One of the greatest series CrashCourse has ever done! It’s a shame that educational content like this is being defunded now.
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One of the greatest series CrashCourse has ever done! It’s a shame that educational content like this is being defunded now.
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donHooligan
forced assimilation. still genocide.
the way of life is gone until people who live as part of the land get their land back.
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forced assimilation. still genocide.
the way of life is gone until people who live as part of the land get their land back.
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