is this in relation to the curriculum being taught or is this to how they view themselves in society

This is so unfortunate to see that the only thing that keeps her silent is the environment around her because she knows it would only make things a lot harder.

interesting that she notes he has to do this to buy time for him to tell her something she'll probably won't want to hear

she's sitting with her father, but says that she misses her family. maybe she doesn't feel as close to her family as she is indicating

the title already indicates that the person has a different set of cultures than what we are going to assume

the fight agains paternalistic leading styles is still ongoing today it's interesting take

it's inspiring to see how far the virtual hub has transcended and exceeded expectations, not only to note that this is where she shares her opinions and introduces a voice of the masses to others as well

this makes sense considering they have associated assimilation with termination of identity

is this in reference to the author's perspective or to Cloud

I appreciate this statement as a mark against the segragation that Natives have been faced with.

I really like her take on motherhood I don't think I have ever heard anyone be so proud to take on the role and exude it with such integrity and confidence.

Although they listed all of these reasons as to why she was selected. The paragraph still began with her race and the fact that because of her race it made it so much more acceptable that she was able to acheive this when it should just be because of the fact that she was a good person

Cloud clearly knows where she belongs and who she is as a person. She is extremely self assured and wants to give back with her work that she has been fighting so hard for.

i really like this take on motherhood it's very rare to see this in a patriarchial society, much less in a society with POC. I love the importance of women and women's choice to have motherhood rather than it being forced upon them as their duty

despite everything else that has been thrown at her this is so inspiring to see that she is still attempting to help her people

isn't this illegal? considering that native land is supposed to be similarly treated to that of national landmarks?

This makes a lot of sense even now when the support of "gendered settler colonialism" encouraged the Natives to get involved there were still tensions between the differing peoples as they tried to assimilate and find a better middle ground for their cultures.

I really like this dichotomy of being able to represent Natives in her own fashion/settlers fashions so that she can show that not she can challenge the physical representation/view of the Natives as well

Overall it seems that she built up quite a substantial existence for herself. Reading through a majority of her accomplishments in the first paragraph makes me kind of think that I could write about her for our instagram postings

The involvement would be more violent than if they were to agree to their terms from the get go

is this only referring to the "American way" or did they try and make this a reflection upon their society in general?

the way this is phrased makes me uncomfortable. i think i can understand the way that they are thinking but it just doesn't seem well thought out. It makes it seem that living domestically is the only way they can adapt to being removed from their culture

this is so beautiful how come we never get to hear stories as beautiful as this one oh my goodness

I'm so glad that they have a space where they can share their culture amongst others that understand what it's like to be relocated and overall just have that bond and experience with one another

this is really cool! i've never heard about this until right now. I'm assuming that it's like a cultural center of sorts so that Native Americans can have a home away from home?

this is another note of cultural identity and finding it relevant to the other articles of relocation and adjusting to life.

interesting choice of words to say "participants" when in the statement prior they said they were removed from their homes

Who is everybody? It's unfortunate to think that they are denying them basic rights because of their ethinicity. This is similar to the same ignorance faced when slaves and women kept getting their rights denied.

Not quite sure if she's advocating for her to be their voice or if she is more grateful to "the white people" to granting her the opportunity to provide that as an option. Who is she speaking to that is against this view?

interesting word choice seeing that she would refer to their community as disabled if it werent for the "white people"

Stating that she wanted to become the voice for her people so that she can state what they needed once she was elected. Important considering she is not only Native American but the first woman as well

A strong start stating her history with non-Natives. I like that she stated this prior to discussing how she grew up to create the bond between herself and her audience.

interesting phrasing of "language presented a challenge" this can be interpreted as language overall is completely difficult to grasp because of the different ones they know. or the common shared language is inaccessible

Because they were striped of their identity the idea of old customs/purposes can be replaced, added, or renewed, im not surprised at all that there were tensions between the cherokees and the blacks as they traveled west.

I feel that this is probably the most accurate depiction to the Cherokee Removal act, the author previously mentioned the decrease in population and a few excerpts from people during the migration west. I feel that it properly aligns with the characterization that Glancy depicts in both her novel and mindset. Although it might be a bit dramatized I feel that this was probably one of the nations biggest migration/deportation acts we've seen and reflected currently in our ICE raids and removals

Incredible to see the juxtaposition of two very different ideals because of their relation to the overall removal.

does this mean the cherokee had slaves too? even as they were being kicked out from their home as well? what?

Why is it that every time some sort of removal/mass migration happens it's always during the Winter? Is this done on purpose so that people can be eliminated or is it just a coincidence?

i don't like that they noted it as "masters" i understand that this is slavery during the time, but something about it is incredibly unsettling especially since they are trying to escape the "white" ruling

The comparison to the Cherokee Removal versus World War II is crazy. To think that they were put into concentration camps this repeats throughout history even today as people have related the ICE detention camps to concentration camps.

even the officers that were working decided that they were compromised in the act. does it make sense for them to move on?

does this entail that the women were treated worse or had other intentions of what they were going to do with them during the removal?

This blantantly is stating that they refused to make negotiations. It's so unfortunate that our history in the United States relied on undermining and discriminating against a minority voice. In this case two separate groups put into one.

This is absolutely horrible. Did anyone that weren't natives stop to question why this was happening? Or what they could have done to resist this from occurring?

excuse me? you mean to tell me the only reason they wanted to remove the Cherokee so that they can move over slaves into the system. This aint it!!

How was this act actually legal? I understand that they had two years, but to remove them by force after going over their heads to remove them from their homeland and try and place them towards the west where they are unfamiliar with the land and less accessible to what they have grown up into? this makes absolutely no sense

this is a HUGE population number, where do they expect to place them all and how are they expected to remove them within two years? it doesn't make any sense

this is with bias towards the United States and not in fairness to the response/backlash they faced with the Cherokee

This shows their discern with the law and also allowed for the natives to have a voice/showcase what they wanted to defend.

This also seems like a form of excommunicating them into their own private land. On one hand building the reserves are nice so that they can cultivate and prosper; however, this is legit segregation so that Jackson won't have to try and compromise/justify their previous hardships between the US and the Natives.

showcases the continuing discrimination of natives on their own land, similar to the ones discussed prior when washington decided to reek havock around Kentucky

important background history setting up the US Supreme cases against the cherokee nation and context

Already sets up what type of person she is and gives the reader a glance into the history that might have been a part of her past

common occurence from history and what people have seen

i think by giving people wives it indicates a connection of acceptance as well

He still needed to make his way up in the societal ranks. Currently he is only participating in helping the women and feels comfortable around them as he learns and adapts to the way their structure is set.

assumed that there was no way the woman would not be seen as an object and that they were entitled to a wife to surive.

this is the exact mentality that they are going in as i keep seeing that they are not at all astonished about the changing of wives but as soon as a woman is practicing they are quick to judge the way that the women are in line.

was poligamy accepted by the frenchmen prior? also i hate that even though they integrated themselves they still noted the natives as savages

i don't like that even in the system where women were held highly respected and honored they are still demeaned down to objects that can be given and taken away

this is remarkable. I love that they fully integrated themselves into a system and respected all the traditions in order to follow along and surivive.

it must be a culture shock for them to be set up in a matriarchy system.

is this the biggest form of integration? why is it that they are always focused on marriage being an integral part of being accepted or for their way living/survival.

once their customs were bound to each other it's almost impossible to recognize the frenchman which is really interesting in marking their experience with race and ethics during this point in time

it's almost childish to see this as an upgraded/abridged version of what they were doing prior

tried finding the line between who were the enemy and what implicit and explicit meanings were set up into being a Caddo man

This is very remarkable considering they were after the Caddos children

Identified by his culture and hoping that they continue their traditions to cultivate even while being underneath Spanish ruling. this is really interesting to note

This is very interesting to see, it's different from what i would have expected. I thought it was more in relation to what was expected to grow as a community and arrange marriages for the future.

exchanged like when people set up arranged marriages or would it be a way for them to adapt to their customs ?

so this is in favor of marriages arranged, etc. bc it meant to have more tranquility throughout the community? idk if this actually works, bc wouldn't that just be an aim towards satisfying mens lives and their quality of living rather than the women forced into these marriages?

soemthing about this statement leaves me unsettled that they consider marriage as the only solution for situtations like theirs to smooth over or be controlled

it would be a requirement for them to get married? what about the single women or the men who weren't attracted to women?

interesting that they ask for women when they want to protect their own women, does that mean the "foreign" women would be subject to abuse?

does this only include the neighboring relations or would this also be like marital/land exchange?

the amount of politics that goes behind being wed amongst the natives and comparing it to the europeans way of living is structured in a sense that one can understand the way both societies interact

they coexisted and cohabited with each other for years, but when the permanent stance was brought up suddenly they were assimilated as strangers this is extremely interesting to note

Where was this narration before? They mainly focused on the kidnappings but never touched upon the central importance as to why women and children were thrown about and what their role was after they were captured and tortured.

astonishing that they treat women equally in forms of abuse and brutal attacks

first mention of women in a while, as a majority of the focus shifter over to the soldiers and where they stand versus what happened to the women and children

agreed

"bloodthirsty" even though the Natives were the ones to retaliate in defense not under unjust means

this sounds just like what continues happening throughout US/Britain relations the only difference is that they were trying to claim land over the Natives

the motivation began decreasing because their mission was never clear or didn't have enough for the rest of them to continue risking their lives and starve.

so his intended purpose backfired on top of his already failed plans? nice

in regards to the town? villagers? slaves? what is this exactly directed towards?

it's not even stated what actuall happened to the eleven missing women this is outrageous

I don't understand how they justify their actions it makes no sense to me how this works out.

refers to the significance of women and children captured/slain to their society.

their mission is clear and stated

describes clearly the purpose of women, we haven't seen their presence in the article in a good while. it's interesting that they focus on capturing "caretakers" persay

is this at all later related to seneca falls or am i way off base here?

someone give him a reward for being a decent human being. sarcasm intended

are these in relation to his failure? or climate/environmental changes that happened around him?

this statement almost makes it seem as if it were to humanize him in a narcissistic light

I'm assuming they mean the ones that are left will be inspired to retaliate

it seems like they want to be exporting and executing the natives however I still don't understand why they use the United States as a voice of reason

highkey disgusting that they are sanctioning all their actions and attacks underneath the name of the United States when later their same general tried to be a preacher of freedom for all things good

this is the most inclusive and exclusive statement i have heard so far in this passage

The importance of the women and children being visible is highlighted here as they probably strategized if the other Natives say their women and children they would make themselves present to the troops.

It's funny that we tend to forget that our nation is built off the stripping of land and threats such as this one

maybe if they had decided to form discussions first so it didn't escalate to violence he wouldn't have to be this impatient. or maybe if he wasn't so bigoted this could have been written up differently

Were they finally satisfied? They had taken everything including their crops and lives. How is this federal terriority if all they did was strip people of their land and goods?

he "justified" the act. meaning that there was a need to justify against their actions. What are they doing? Why do they continue destroying these villages and why did no one question it?

This is a huge yikes. Does this mean that they are letting their guard down for the rest of the time being?

interesting to note that they were left with the sick

wait i thought that they were trying to see the natives unless he's still ridden with hate and trying to ambush the nearest village

this is exactly what i was hoping to find. probably the coolest part of this expedition already

logistically his plan is starting to make less and less sense the more it progresses. i don't understand what his motives are anymore other than to extinguish the natives

for what reason is he tryna stay out there for a month

starting to realize that his motives seem off, why would he want to attack during a point where they aren't being threatened?

the word deluded makes me feel angry I don't like that they are degrading them for the way they are living in comparison to how they live.it's really unfortunate to see this type of thinking during this time, i realized that he also developed his hatred through hear say and had his story told more times than that of when washington went to destroy and maim the natives in their land

what a lovely image

didn't know what this meant, apparently it is clamorous or implying demands since the word voice is in there

how is it possible to be worse than washington at this point?

this reminds me of the raids of the ghettos during wwii similar destruction tactics

he is an incredibly horrible man omg. it probably isnt the type of reflection that we'd hope for about understanding the consequences to his actions but more about what he has acquired

why was he so hungry for destruction of native land? what did their existence cause such an inconvenience for him to destroy everything they have ever known.

it's so interesting to read about this in retrosepct to his reputation being the first US president and war general a hero and to juxtapose it with starving women and children that had nothing to do with what was happening during the time. kind of horrible actually lol

He wanted to take the backbone of the villages being the future generation and potential to grow to allow himself to feel better about his previous failure.

i feel that washington's attack directly targeting women would make him feel better about himself considering that he views the natives as lower than himself and then women and children are seen more as a vulnerable target that he could "easily" manage

extremely important seeing as they were omited from this history

im assuming that this does not work out in their favor

does this mean that their labor wasnt noted?

the initial mixing of english and native settlements as they coexist

this is extremely progressive!!

this was probably directed more towards the land authority being granted over from women in leadership

this is actually quite progressive for the era of time that this is set in im astonished really

basically mother/overlord of the area in the most respectful sense possible

first instance i've seen/read where women have the upper standing

basically a short way of saying whatever land they land on is immediately there's and they aren't sure how to cope with it not being like that with the deed

why would they describe her territory as inheritance rather than her own possession

reminds me a bit of communistic thinking(?)

this was the catch that i was looking for when originally reading the previous comments of accessing and granting permission to their lands. It is interesting to see that this is an act of civility between the Natives and the Europeans

the author has acknowledge not once, but twice already of the interactions they have with their "neighbors" so far the set up is that they lived in harmony and consent