Lemmy should allow alt text for images: “If white Australia was hunted until only an estimated 10% of the entire population survived; would they demand the truth of their history was recorded & respected?”

  • @pingveno
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    22 years ago

    I don’t disagree. Unfortunately, reversing centuries of discrimination and genocide takes time. Fortunately, there has been considerable improvement in how the federal government especially has interacted with American Indians starting in the 1970’s and continuing into the 21st century. For example, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been led by an American Indian since 1977, with indigenous employees filling the ranks. That’s a considerable upgrade from before, when the FBI’s COINTELPRO targeted indigenous activist groups.