Latest Canadian Lunacy
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So:
1. A guy whose people still worship evil animal spirits and were only dragged out of the Stone Age by White Europeans, backed by:
2. Someone whose people still practice cannibalism and black magic; and
3. Somebody whose people who still burn their wives and defecate in the streets,
is calling the USA a Thirld World country?
Have I got this right?
What's going on here?
Hamilton has become a bit of a dump with industry shutting down, addicts, encampments, 3rd world immigration bringing down overvalued RE prices. Southern Ontario and BC have been way overvalued and some air is being let out from that bubble.
A lot of "native American" tribes were very big on cannibalism, especially those from the Northwest, where around one third of the inhabitants were slaves, who were the main course served at the big feasts called potlatch. Slaves were taken or raised for the occasion like thanksgiving turkeys.
I've read and studied history and anthropology of the region, the best information was from authors from the early or mid 20th century before the advent of revisionist political correctness, which whitewashed these uncomfortable aspects.
I was aware of all that, but in parts of Africa the Negroes still practice ritual murder and cannibalism...
Agreed, just wanted to point out that it was also done by many "indiginous" Indians, whose culture is idealized in N. America.
What was the tribe and who were their slaves?
There was a wide network of slavery encompassing most tribes in the PNW and coastal BC.
This is the best book on the subject, I've read it about 20 years ago, from a local library, hard to come by at the time but now apparently available for $70:
Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America by Leland Donald - Hardcover
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"Leland Donald's research on Northwest Coast slavery focused on interconnected networks, identifying groups like the
Nuu-chah-nulth, Haida, Tlingit, Tsimshian, Bella Bella (Heiltsuk), Nawitti, and Stó:lō, along with southern groups such as the Chinook, Makah, Clayoquot, Lummi, and Puyalup-Nisqually, highlighting how various nations participated in or were affected by this complex system of status and coerced labor.
Key Tribal Groups & Regions:
- Northern Network: Donald described a northern system involving the Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Bella Bella, Nawitti, and Chugach, extending to Vancouver Island and inland Athapaskan groups.
- Southern Network (Columbia River): This network included the Nuu-chah-nulth (Nootka) down to the Shasta and Klamath, with groups like the Chinook, Makah, and others involved.
- Participating & Affected Tribes: Specific mentions include the Stó:lō (more ambivalent), Haida (wives enslaved), Clayoquot, Lummi, and Puyalup-Nisqually (orphans enslaved).
- Slaves were acquired through warfare, raids, birth, or debt.
- They were treated as property, bought, sold, or given away, even featuring in potlatches.
Some reviews:
5.0 out of 5 stars An important book.
Reviewed in Canada on November 13, 2021Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
have n. There is a huge movement to clean up the history of the aboriginal people of British Columbia and to paint the colonialist as the evil oppressors. This well researched book gives you a better look at what was a violent and blood thirsty past rife with slave taking and buying and selling that the "First Nations" have yet to deal with. It is worth buying and reading.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Reviewed in the United States on May 3, 2013Format: HardcoverVerified Purchase
If you want the truth about Indian/native American groups in the N.W., this book is a must. It is not politically correct, but you can be sure that many " ancient ones" are applauding. These were a vibrant, bigger than life, range of dilutes, and their REAL past should be shared and respected.