Message #11174

[goldenearring]

See I'm sleep-posting, in the wrong area.  So, back on task here.  Yes, CG, I didn't realize (because I've never taken the time to dig in) that there were many more Indian chiefs than Geronimo, Sitting Bull, and Crazy Horse.  Isn't it fascinating how our minds can be so easily steered by the omission of what I consider now to be vital facts in our country's history?  I wonder how some of the people who created textbooks and the like slept at night knowing that they were choosing to ignore the contributions made by Native Americans.  They had to understand the consequences of leaving that information out of there.  And, gee, wasn't that done to a large extent with African Americans?   OK, hon, I don't have as much time to get into this discussion as I would like today.  But, you know there will be others with opinions on the above.  I owe the dedication of my remaining-awake brain cells to my employer.  Gee, it's nice to know they missed me with all this stuff that piled up in just a few days!  If you know of some relatively unbiased authors on Native American history, in particular, those who have detailed the history of SD/WY/NE, I am highly interested in that.  Or, perhaps, a website???  Ideally, looking for the one quintessential book that would give me enough accurate facts to be considered less-than-ignorant.