National Congress of American Indians re: Pocahontas slur

[bigbrother05]

WASHINGTON, D.C. | On November 27, 2017, the National Congress of American Indians President Jefferson Keel issued the following statement:

"We regret that the President’s use of the name Pocahontas as a slur to insult a political adversary is overshadowing the true purpose of today’s White House ceremony,” stated NCAI President Jefferson Keel, a decorated U.S. Army officer and Vietnam War combat veteran. “Today was about recognizing the remarkable courage and invaluable contributions of our Native code talkers. That’s who we honor today and everyday – the three code talkers present at the White House representing the 10 other elderly living code talkers who were unable to join them, and the hundreds of other code talkers from the Cherokee, Choctaw, Comanche, Lakota, Meskwaki, Mohawk, Navajo, Tlingit, and other tribes who served during World Wars I and II. We also honor the service and bravery of all of our veterans and those currently serving from Indian Country. Native people serve in the Armed Forces at a higher rate than any other group in the country, and have served in every war in this nation’s history.

"And we honor the contributions of Pocahontas, a hero to her people, the Pamunkey Indian Tribe in Virginia, who reached across uncertain boundaries and brought people together. Once again, we call upon the President to refrain from using her name in a way that denigrates her legacy."


http://www.ncai.org/news/articles/2017/11/27/national-congress-of-american-indians-ncai-president-jefferson-keel-issues-statement-on-the-white-house-ceremony-honoring-native-american-code-talkers


Again, leaders of the First Nations rise above the blatherings of a clueless ass in the WH.

[MyOwnPeace]

1. Maybe THEY are the ones...

that should have built "the wall" - and had Europe pay for it.

MAGA = Mueller Ain't Going Away!

[Submariner]

16. Their lax immigration standards are to blame for all this mess

If they had to do it again, I'm betting they would have clubbed us to death or used us as pin cushions as soon as we stepped onto Plymouth Rock.

[MyOwnPeace]

27. Just goes to show you.......

try and be nice....................

[sarge43]

2. I'm wondering what the Marines think about this latest insult.

The Code Talkers are revered by the Corps. Insulting them is insulting all the Marine lives they saved.

Have anything to say, General Kelly?
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Didn't think so.

[pangaia]

7. Right on ..fuck kelly....

[turbinetree]

8. Nailed it

[sarge43]

20. Thank you both

Kelly was quick off the mark when Moron insulted a Gold Star wife.

[Eliot Rosewater]

26. Great point. Most will say nothing because of

you got it

tribalism

[sarge43]

28. On active duty have to keep the mouth zipped

Retirees like Kelly and myself, not a problem. Like any other citizen, we have the right, responsibility and obligation to speak up. Kelly is an overpaid yesman.

[Farmer-Rick]

3. Trump gets 2fer every time he uses that slur

It insults American Indians And women. He just loves calling people names and insulting them...if it's racial, he loves it even more.

He's like a child on the playground who thinks name calling amounts to something.

Hate and dislike is his main emotional motivator.

[Hekate]

30. It's a form of Birtherism, and a form of Swiftboating as well

Prove you're who you say you are. Use a real historical hero as a slur.

[L. Coyote]

4. "Trump abuses name of Native childhood rape victim" should be the headline.

And the mistreatment and genocide of Native peoples should be finally addressed in a real way through restoration of their lands and social justice. How long do they have to live in their concentration camps before we come to terms with true history?

[dhill926]

14. Bravo!

[Enoki33]

15. The injustice keeps shedding buckets of tears.

[Volaris]

32. Can we give them Kansas?

No I'm serious....

[Wednesdays]

33. Selling them back Manhattan Island for $24 would be a start

[dlk]

5. Trumps Uncontrolled Facial Expressions During Peter MacDonald's Remarks Were a View of Derangement

No wonder mental health experts are alarmed. He is incapable of managing a small amount of decorum for even brief periods. Presenting a clear and present danger is an understatement!

[Botany]

6. And Trump dropped that slur as the Native Americans were in front of an Andrew Jackson painting

I keep wonder is Trump just trying to change the news cycle now that Flynn has flipped
with his over the top crap. i.e. Cover of Time stuff, CNN is fake news, and using a slur
about Native Americans in front of Native Americans.

Either that or he is the biggest asshole in the world.

[bigbrother05]

10. Think both options are correct

He is the biggest a-hole and is trying to change the topic.

His antics are masking the GOP's attempts to steal everything that Obama kept out of their clutches as well as any reasonable attempt to get to the bottom of the Russian aided theft of our democracy.

[Enoki33]

17. He doesnt seem to realize temporarily changing the narrative

will not change the facts. And each time he debases the office he loses a few more better thinking base supporters.

[lastlib]

35. (The key phrase there is "better thinking".....)

If they were better thinking, they wouldn't be tRump supporters....jus' sayin'...........

[SeaDoo77]

9. Insulter In Chief

And nothing more.

[Eliot Rosewater]

23. Dont know about you, but the problem is if I throw a bag of rice right now some of it

will hit at least 4 of his fans and I am at the moment in a place where there are only 10 people.

These fans are not what you would call obvious, at all.

But what they have in common is they are white, they hate minorities and will never admit it, and would do ANYTHING for a tax cut.

[Irish_Dem]

11. Will there be any group left that he has not insulted, demeaned or belittled? nt

[catbyte]

19. Dictators. He loooooves dictators. He wants to be one.

[Irish_Dem]

25. Oh yes, that is the one group he does not insult. They are his best pals. nt

[Joe Nation]

12. This speaks to Trump's inability to

think any deeper than a second grader. He reaches into his shallow pool of knowledge an pulls out the nearest association he can come up with. Native Americans = Insults about Elizabeth Warren. That's about as much thinking as he is capable of.

[usaf-vet]

18. Please don't insult 2nd graders. Thank You.

U.S. Marines should be fighting mad over the insult to two former Marines. Especially from a draft dodger.

[L. Coyote]

13. Im literally reporting every single person taking part in #ElizabethWarrenIndianName

Link to tweet

#ElizabethWarrenIndianName, a lot of racist white people using racial epithets against a white woman

Link to tweet

[FirstLight]

31. ...

Good! Our First Nations Peoples deserve SO much more. Obama fell short,but he did the most of anyone in recent decades to bridge the gap. However, pipelines gotta be built, right?

[jmowreader]

21. I think I was more offended by SHSs equivocation

“She should apologize for having her face in front of his fist. Don’t you know he scraped a knuckle on her glasses?”

[demmiblue]

22. K&R

[Politicub]

24. We need to embrace Pocahontas, a strong woman

And turn Trump's slur into our strength.

[liberalmuse]

29. I've been drawn to everything Native American lately.

I find their view on earth, nature and humanity is something we all could benefit from. And now Trump does this. It was no mistake he "honored" the brave code talkers in front of Andrew Jackson's portrait while choosing to include a racist slur by attempting to dishonor a brave woman's name in order to mock another brave woman. His message was loud and clear to his supporters. Either he (I believe he is in the throes of dementia) or people in his camp staged this so instead of honoring these Native peoples, they are displaying outright contempt for them. I truly believe that sometimes you can do something so grievous that the Universe takes notice. Trump's days are numbered.

[Dark n Stormy Knight]

34. "we call upon the President to refrain from..."

Boy, that could be a long list.

Excellent response from NCAI.

[certainot]

36. fact is we've let limbaugh and sons call her that since she first ran, on 600 radio stations

and no one ever complained

257 of those 600 limbaugh stations that have been calling warren that for years do it while broadcasting the sports of 88 major universities. all their racism is dome while waving the sports banners of those schools over those stations to give their racism credibility and help them attract advertisers