2024 is the first year Illinois school districts have been required to include native history curriculum in social studies classes; A growing number of people want Illinois to ban K-12 schools from using Native American mascots and logos. A 2023 law required the Illinois State Museum and federally recognized tribes to return native remains and artifacts for proper burial. It also allowed the state to create a cemetery for unidentifiable remains.
“Many people across the country recognize October 14 as Indigenous Peoples Day” Replace the first five words of the above sentence with “A few leftists” and you get an accurate opening line. For the sane among us, it’s Columbus Day. You can skip the soy hand wringing over how Indians were treated by white settlers 200 years ago. That’s done. No reverse discrimination or censorship activities will ever correct what happened because no one can. Ever. The constant hand wringing over this issue only serves to divide the current occupants of America, plus it gives leftists another opportunity to tear… Read more »
Yes, you point out the hypocrisy of their positions and the lunacy of their arguments. But really, you’re the crazy one who thinks you can sway these people with logic and rationality. They live in a different world, separate from you. Because they hate you. At the end of the day, it’s as simple as that. They hate you. And the Democrats elect these hateful people to every office in the country. My local school board during covid changed Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. And they didn’t even vote on it. It was a minor footnote they inserted into… Read more »
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Does anyone get a real consensus on the issue from a majority of Native Americans, or are they following the advice of a bunch of book smart eggheads and a few radical tribe members demands?
If this bill passes, say goodbye to local control over all Illinois parks and expect to see open drug and alcohol use, needles, no sanitation and fire hazards, but no ordinary park users.
“Many people across the country recognize October 14 as Indigenous Peoples Day” Replace the first five words of the above sentence with “A few leftists” and you get an accurate opening line. For the sane among us, it’s Columbus Day. You can skip the soy hand wringing over how Indians were treated by white settlers 200 years ago. That’s done. No reverse discrimination or censorship activities will ever correct what happened because no one can. Ever. The constant hand wringing over this issue only serves to divide the current occupants of America, plus it gives leftists another opportunity to tear… Read more »
Yes, you point out the hypocrisy of their positions and the lunacy of their arguments. But really, you’re the crazy one who thinks you can sway these people with logic and rationality. They live in a different world, separate from you. Because they hate you. At the end of the day, it’s as simple as that. They hate you. And the Democrats elect these hateful people to every office in the country. My local school board during covid changed Columbus Day to Indigenous People’s Day. And they didn’t even vote on it. It was a minor footnote they inserted into… Read more »
Does anyone get a real consensus on the issue from a majority of Native Americans, or are they following the advice of a bunch of book smart eggheads and a few radical tribe members demands?