Thanks for your focus on Native Americans this week. Accurate population counts from pre-Colombian times are difficult, but it appears that Native American populations are now 90 percent lower than they were, suggesting that calling White people's effect (if not intent) has been a successful genocide--especially when we consider your point that Native languages have been lost. We owe our Native American communities a great deal. Formulating good strategies for respecting their culture and improving culturally relevant education are important steps. Thanks for highlighting them.
Thanks for your focus on Native Americans this week. Accurate population counts from pre-Colombian times are difficult, but it appears that Native American populations are now 90 percent lower than they were, suggesting that calling White people's effect (if not intent) has been a successful genocide--especially when we consider your point that Native languages have been lost. We owe our Native American communities a great deal. Formulating good strategies for respecting their culture and improving culturally relevant education are important steps. Thanks for highlighting them.