discussing the WTC mosque from a historical perspective; or, hypocrisy in action

[misters]

the original post is a few weeks old, but I only saw it recently; and since I said in the intro post that I'd like to see more Native topics discussed, I figured that this might be a good beginning.

Since time immemorial, the Black Hills in South Dakota have been a holy place for the Lakota Sioux - my people. And to the Lakota the Black Hills is

Comments

[iolarah]

I had no idea of the significance of the Black Hills. What a great article--it really adds an interesting perspective to the discussion. Thanks for posting. I hope it's widely read.

[nutmegdealer]

qvc sells black hills gold and nobody there thinks twice about it.

[nutmegdealer]

i read this at newspaper rock earlier today and it raises really excellent points.

[nutmegdealer]

basically about how white christians think america is only for them and it's ok to walk all over everyone else.

[angel_of_beth]

I learnt a lot from this article, thanks for posting OP

[be_themoon]

Very interesting and I learned stuff. Thanks!

[goblinthebamf]

this is a great article.

I grew up in Central NY and like most people in the area I was appalled by the state of Onondaga Lake in Syracuse, a Superfund site after two centuries of abuse that continues today.

it wasn't until college that I learned that it's also a site of deep spiritual significance to the entire Iroquois Confederacy because it is where a major peace treaty was signed.

somehow, this pretty significant bit of history (and it's significance still today) is always left out in the American narrative of the lake. we are surrounded by sites like these nationwide, and we are blind to it. :-/