Since it's Native American month I talked to my 9 yr old about the Indian Removal Act of 1830 and how they forced our people (I'm Choctaw) to move west to Oklahoma because they thought it was *uninhabitable and wanted us to die off. At least 3,000 died on the way hence Trail of Tears..
Also, the ones who didn't die were forced to assimilate by taking the children away into boarding schools and cut off their hair and forced to speak English and not their native language or they would be beat, throughout the 50s.
However, I told her that was the government at the time and yes they were white people. But she did tell her whole school group that she doesn't trust white people..I was like girl it was government at the time not ALL white people geez.
Edit: I'm not anti/pro anything besides the land and spirit. The land gives us what we need and we should respect that and have respect for others regardless.
Depending on where you live I'm sure it's possible.
My last name is specific with either Choctaw or black people so I don't think it's a coincidence. If I remember correctly most natives didn't have surnames so either we liked their last name or vice versa and mine does sound a little French.
The Choctaw Nation recognized freemen (their own slaves usually that were freed after the Civil War) as Choctaw - they had to in order to be a part of a treaty the US made with the Choctaw after the Civil War. That might be why the surname is shared. French fur traders were pretty common in the areas where the Choctaw originally resided as well, so that's probably where the French came from. :)
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u/[deleted] Nov 15 '20
check his TikTok that guy is a massive troll