Ah, thank you. I haven't heard such a heart-felt and sincere tirade about Christopher Columbus since the last Columbus Day I spent with my freshman year college roomie, who was a Navaho. It's refreshing, and it sure takes me back.
You should have heard her on the subject of John Wayne, who, according to her, genuinely subscribed to the "The only good Indian is a dead Indian" theory, and was (as he was battling lung cancer at the time) being lionized everywhere as a True Patriot, and Genuine American Hero.
She was an army brat, and her great-uncles were code talkers, her dad and her half brother were lifers, and she'd grown up all around the U.S. and the world. She felt like her family put their lives on the line, and proved their patriotism with action, as compared to just acting it.
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You should have heard her on the subject of John Wayne, who, according to her, genuinely subscribed to the "The only good Indian is a dead Indian" theory, and was (as he was battling lung cancer at the time) being lionized everywhere as a True Patriot, and Genuine American Hero.
She was an army brat, and her great-uncles were code talkers, her dad and her half brother were lifers, and she'd grown up all around the U.S. and the world. She felt like her family put their lives on the line, and proved their patriotism with action, as compared to just acting it.