{"id":2986,"date":"2020-09-22T00:02:08","date_gmt":"2020-09-22T04:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=2986"},"modified":"2020-09-22T00:02:08","modified_gmt":"2020-09-22T04:02:08","slug":"zinn-chapter-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2020\/09\/22\/zinn-chapter-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Zinn Chapter 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chapter seven in <\/span>Zinn\u2019s<\/span> A People\u2019s History of the United States<\/span><\/i>, \u201cAs Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs,\u201d focuses on US expansion westward and its effect on the Native Americans that inhabited the land. I think it is fairly safe to say that we have learned about the tragedy that was westward expansion in our more mature history classes. From the Louisiana Purchase to the Trail of Tears, and every battle in between, the indigenous people of what is now the United States suffered. Zinn also discusses how various tribes had various fates, such as the Creek people of Georgia, Mississippi and Alabama or Cherokee tribe, which was pushed all the way to Oklahoma via the Trail of Tears.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Growing up in Wisconsin, which has the 23rd largest Native American population (1.6%), the remains of indigenous culture are very present. Many names of towns, parks, counties and bodies of water are derived from Native American words. Even the word \u201cWisconsin\u201d has Native roots, as it is the French version of the word \u201cMeskonsing,\u201d which more or less means \u201criver running through a red place.\u201d I grew up on land owned by the Oneida tribe. The tribe\u2019s presence is strongly felt in Green Bay, with casinos, country clubs, herbal shops, and even a gate named for it at Lambeau Field. While the tribe has its own police force, school system, government, etc, it is closely tied with the city. However, one can\u2019t help but think what could have been if the Oneida tribe had not been pushed from upstate New York all the way to northeast Wisconsin. Was there a better way to have shared the land with its original inhabitants? We can\u2019t know the answer, and we can\u2019t rewrite the past, but we can honor it and learn from it. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chapter seven in Zinn\u2019s A People\u2019s History of the United States, \u201cAs Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs,\u201d focuses on US expansion westward and…<\/p>\n

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