Critical Race Theory and the American Indian
‘Critical race theory’ (CRT) is an academic concept that is more than 40 years old. It proposes that race is a social construct, and that racism is not merely the product of individual bias or prejudice, but also something embedded in legal systems and policies. It’s a hot topic at the moment in the banned-books movements across America and what we can and cannot teach in our schools.
The history of our abuse of American Indian tribes across the nation is a pet interest of mine and I’ve paid close attention over the years. In most minds it is a slavery issue, but it has roots in the near-genocide carried out against our Native-American Indian population as well.
Let me quote Chief Slow Bull, an Oglala Sioux
“What treaty that the Whites have kept has the Red Man broken? Not one. What treaty that the White Man ever made with us have they kept? Not one.
“When I was a boy, the Sioux owned the world. The sun rose and set on their land. They sent ten thousand men to battle. Where are the warrio…