We’re joined by Marilyn Vann, president of both the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association and African Indians of the 5 Civilized Tribes Foundation; Johnnie Jae, journalist and co-host of Decolonized News Hour; and Antonio Cosme, Indigenous activist, economist, and beekeeper from Detroit.
We look back on the history of Indigenous slave ownership, examine how that history influences anti-Black attitudes today, and discuss the push by Black Native Americans for Rep. Deb Haaland to urge tribes to honor the Treaties of 1866 requiring freedmen to be admitted to tribal nations as full citizens.
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And we need to innerstand as Indians that as long as we keep tryna receive things from these people it contradicts our indigenous status listen to the words beings said “we received certain rights” you had the rights before them ! Why does it take for them to recognize us for us to be Indian we been it before these people came we don’t need their recognition our families recognize us for who we are
It’s not “black Native American” we are American Indians that’s it . Different subgroups within nations of Indians . We’re not a type of Indian we are Indian . And how did we come about ? We’ve always been since the beginning of time
You can see that we are copper color their no such thing as ablk nation were no crayons
Most of these ppl are descendants of slaves who were owned by natives and have no native blood.
When she sort of said, 'it was benevolent… sometimes those words speak louder than volumes. [into the 40:00 or so min mark forgot to hit the mins button] Despite not being slaves, many people were psychologically conditioned to believe this. It’s complex. Only speaking on her mentioning that their story was “that weren’t actually slaves”. These are profound thoughts on the entire complexity of this.
Your work and sharing of this insightful research are greatly appreciated. Much needed.
Anti black is anti God. Anti blackness is anti Goddess.
That young woman talking around 24 minutes, she's confused on who were the real indigenous people of the Americas are!!!
THERE IS NO PLACE ON EARTH THAT BLACK PEOPLE ARE NOT INDIGENOUS TO
#CHICAGO brotha here
Lived in Minnesota for like 5 years.
Only time in my 30 years I've ever heard the sharp "er" publicly in my face was by the
✌🏿natives✌🏿 out there.
They also have their own slur for us: "muck"
Do u fight with the same passion for your African side?
None of the are the REAL American Indians. Black Americans are.
To be a REAL INDIAN, not a fake ass Native American, you MUST BE copper colored. If you are mixed with European or Asian, fine BUT SIT DOWN and RESPECT THE FULLBLOODS! The BIA will never help us because they are the ones that helped to steal our land and identity!
Correction, we are not BLACK! we are Indigenous American Niijis.
I always hear about the 5 tribes but I want people to know of mines. I grew up in Charleston SC. I am Gullah/Geechee. We use to be called the Guale. We are American Indian Tribe. They say we died out but we didn't. Our nation spans across the southeastern states. I hear y'all talking about the black Seminoles but my understanding is that they were just Guale men that escape from Charleston to Florida. We have a rich history that I want to tell the world about
Babe we didn't inherent sh!t !!!!!
They took it. Reclassified us as Black, Colored, Negro and Mulatto. Then classified themselves as Native American.
That sh!t has nothing to do with a American Indian, not Native American.
Not a Afrucan Native. That is a reclassified misnomer.
Freedmen ar full bloods by birthright !!!!!!
Not Italian, Russian Siberians nor Asian Mongolians nor Africans.
Check Arnoldus Montaunus maps of the 1671 and Jihn Oglby maps of 1671 also Giovanni De Verrazano maps f 1524 and see what these true American Indians really look like !!!!!!
I do support black native americans who have Native and african dna mixed but not black tribes before colombus understand
The 5 cent Indian movement.
Damn. We gotta for everything smh. It’s their birthright. How many diff fights do we hv to fight
You being black has nothing to do with it. It's the fact that you're trying to bring African heritage into native culture which is creating a new heritage within one. Get your facts straight.
We can be civil without uniting.