I rarely comment on these things, but these are unusual times. 249 years ago the Declaration called Natives "Merciless Indian Savages.," and the Constitution excluded us from protection while enabling our dispossession. We remember this history not to cause harm, but to grasp the consequences./1
Richard Starr Colley
@dctsalagi.bsky.social
Cherokee Nation citizen. South Texan. DC resident. Amateur genealogist. You can find me in libraries and graveyards.
My wife and I were heading out to Dulles to catch a flight earlier and inadvertently became part of the panda procession this morning!
Where were your 8 great-grandparents from? Tennessee Illinois Texas Texas Tennessee Mississippi Cherokee Nation (Indian Territory) Indiana
Where were your 8 great-grandparents from? New York New York Louisiana Missouri Romania Romania Texas Texas