The document provides a summary of the colonization and settlement of North America by Europeans and the resulting impact on native populations. It describes how the Americas were originally populated over 12,000 years ago by people migrating from Eurasia. It then outlines how European colonization beginning in the 15th century displaced native groups from their lands through warfare, broken treaties and policies like Manifest Destiny that promoted westward expansion. This led to the loss of native populations and cultures as well as ongoing bitterness over the broken promises and violence committed against indigenous groups in the name of progress and imperialism.

2. The Original North Americans A Story of Imperialism and Genocide By Jonathan Waratuke

4. Contents The prehistoric colonization of the Americas Native American land use The European colonization of the “New World” Manifest Destiny, war, and genocide Bitter feelings of native leaders Banks, blood, and gold Lessons for modern times

7. Prehistoric Colonization of North America When: the Americas were colonized at least 12,000 to 15,000 years ago Evidence is abundant that the land was settled from at least that long ago How: by migrating from Eurasia over the Bering Strait land mass by foot Or by travelling by boat along the coastline.

10. Prehistoric Colonization of North America Prehistory is human history that predates writing Most North American natives did not have written languages The most recent prehistoric cultures that inhabited North America lived in 1800s California Prehistoric cultures relied on oral traditions to pass stories and information down through the generations Most of what we know comes from archaeological finds and from the stories recorded by descendants and anthropologists

12. Native American Land Use

13. Native American Land Use Agriculture was common, especially in southern latitudes Agriculture was practiced by tossing seeds instead of planting in neat rows Some tribes were settled & dependent on agriculture Some tribes were nomadic & dependent on hunting & gathering Indian seasonal land use practices made the land appear largely uninhabited to settlers who used land intensively

14. Native American Land Use

15. Native American Land Use

17. The European Colonization of the “New World”

18. The European Colonization of the “New World” “Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492”

19. The European Colonization of the “New World”

20. The European Colonization of the “New World”

21. The European Colonization of the “New World” “By our efforts, we have lit a fire as well - a fire in the minds of men . . . it burns those who fight its progress, and one day this untamed fire of freedom will reach the darkest corners of our world.” George W. Bush, 2004 Inaugural Address

22. The European Colonization of the “New World” “A fire in the minds of men," is from Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s nineteenth century book, The Possessed(or The Devils) That a United States president would quote this phrase astonished many analysts The Possessed is about violent government crackdown on dissent that sparks civil unrest and revolution Fire in the Minds of Men is also the title of a famous book on the history of revolutions, including the origin of occult Freemasonry and its influence in the American Revolution. Bush said, "When our Founders declared a new order of the ages… they were acting on an ancient hope that is meant to be fulfilled.”

23. The European Colonization of the “New World”

25. Manifest Destiny U.S. Expansionism in the 1800s It was a popular idea, rather than government policy Manifest Destiny declared the dominance of the Anglo-Saxon race Journalist John L. O'Sullivan coined the term, Manifest Destiny, in an article in 1839 where he stated: “Manifest Destiny", did predict a "divine destiny" for the United States based upon values such as equality, rights of conscience, and personal enfranchisement-- "to establish on earth the moral dignity and salvation of man."

26. Manifest Destiny U.S. Expansionism in the 1800s Spreading liberty and democracy sounds great In reality, Manifest Destiny did not recognize the sovereign right of American Indians to self-governance Manifest Destiny was a mass, cultural superiority complex It was used to rationalize: wholesale cultural destruction imperialism genocide

27. Manifest Destiny U.S. Expansionism in the 1800s The building of the 1st transcontinental railroad accelerated the displacement of natives

28. Manifest Destiny U.S. Expansionism in the 1800s Enormous herds of plains buffalo were slaughtered in the wake of the railroad’s construction

29. War and Genocide Lost Generations and Family Lines War and Genocide Lost Generations and Family Lines

30. War and Genocide The Cherokee Trail of Tears President Andrew Jackson’s Indian Removal Program affected 5 nation tribes including the Cherokee The Cherokee had already assimilated to European culture in the hope of avoiding removal From 1831 to 1837 all tribes were removed, clearing 25 million acres for Anglo-Saxon settlement

31. War and Genocide The Cherokee Trail of Tears The Cherokees were rounded up into concentration camps before being removed by force Their homes were burned, and property destroyed or plundered

32. War and Genocide These are Just a few of the countless examples From HistorY

33. The Bitter Feelings of Native Leaders Chief Red Cloud, Oglala Sioux

34. The Bitter Feelings of Native Leaders Chief Sitting Bull, Oglala Sioux

35. The Bitter Feelings of Native Leaders Broken Treaties – Broken Lives – Generations Lost The Bitter Feelings of Native Leaders Broken Treaties – Broken Lives – Generations Lost

36. Lessons for Modern Times American Indian Loss of Land – 1492 to Present

37. Lessons for Modern Times Palestinian Loss of Land – 1946 to 2000 Israel has systematically undermined Palestinian interests from the beginning The broken treaties, illegal colonization, and subsequent loss of land is a story that mirrors the American Indians’ tragic fate The ragged, subdivided remains of Palestine resembles an urban concentration camp; basic services are diminishing by the day The United States subsidizes Israel through annual multibillion dollar “gifts”

38. Lessons for Modern Times Internationally Banned Weapons Being Used on the Civilian Palestinian Population

39. Lessons for Modern Times The Blood = Money Equation

40. Banks, Blood, and Gold International Banking = Ponzi Scheme

41. Banks, Blood, and Gold International Banking = Ponzi Scheme

42. Banks, Blood, and Gold International Banking = Ponzi Scheme

43. Lessons for Modern Times The Blood = Money Equation

44. Lessons for Modern Times The Blood = Money Equation These are Just a few of the countless examples From HistorY

45. These are Just a few of the countless examples From HistorY These are Just a few of the countless examples From HistorY These are Just a few of the countless examples From HistorY

46. Lessons for Modern Times Depleted Uranium Munitions The United States has left 1000s of tons of depleted uranium on battlefields

47. Lessons for Modern Times Depleted Uranium Munitions A 2005 epidemiology review in the academic journal, Environmental Health, concluded: "In aggregate the human epidemiological evidence is consistent with increased risk of birth defects in offspring of persons exposed to Depleted Uranium.” The aerosol created during impact of depleted uranium munitions can contaminate large areas The uranium aerosols can be inhaled by both civilians and soldiers

48. Lessons for Modern Times Depleted Uranium Munitions a UN working paper was delivered in 2002[36] by Y.K.J. YeungSik Yuen in accordance with Human Rights Resolution 2001/36. Yuen’s paper argues that the use of DU in weapons may breach: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights the Charter of the United Nations the Genocide Convention, the United Nations Convention Against Torture the Geneva Conventions including Protocol I the Convention on Conventional Weapons of 1980t the Chemical Weapons Convention The U.S. chaired UN Security Council consistently rejects the call for a ban

52. Lessons for Modern Times Concluding Thoughts We must recognize our connection to past injustices Use critical thinking - do not just follow the crowd We can never progress as a civil society without: Respecting history and our connections to it Respecting the sovereign rights of all living beings Knowing the difference between right and wrong, and acting with humility and compassion

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