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The Native virtue of sharing became known as "communism."

The Native virtue of sharing became known as "communism." | Karl Marx was fascinated by the political activities and economic lives of Native Americans. From his reading of Henry Lewis Morgan, Marx sharpened his appreciation of the delicacy and sophistication of our political institutions, particularly as evidenced the League of the Iroquois. At the time of his death in 1883, Karl Marx was in the midst of an extensive study of Natives; he had filled several notebooks with material in 1880 & 1881. Freidrich Engels, as the collaborator & literary executor of Marx's estate, assembled and rewrote this material to form "The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State," published in 1884 with the subtitle: In the Light of the Researches of Lewis H Morgan."; Engles calls the Iroquois League "a wonderful constitution" under which there are "no soldiers, no gendarmes or police, no nobles, king, regents, prefects or judges, no prisons, no lawsuits - and everything takes its orderly course."; The Kinship States of Native People became in Marxist thought exemplars of primitive communism. Living as we did without the "state" or private ownership of property, we knew neither exploitation or social class. As Engles described life among the Iroquois, there "cannot be any poor or needy - the communal household and the gens know their responsibilities toward the old, the sick, and those disabled in war." They became in Marxist theory the ideal to which industrial communism would return once the worker smashed private property, classes, & the state. The final communist society would be an industrialized version of the Iroquois social system in which "all are free and equal - the women included."; When Joseph Stalin exiled fellow revolutionarie Leon Trotsky in 1929, it was to Mexico, home of the first revolution, that Trotsky retreated. In subsequent decades other revolutionaries from the underdeveloped world have also looked to the Zapata Revolution for guidance in peasant warfare. The Iroquois served as a model for primitive communism, & the Europeans look to the Incas as exemplars of how to manage a socialist economy without private property, money, or markets. But we offered more than inspiration for European thought. We also provided models of action. Many of the earlier efforts such as the red stick movement failed, but with the movement of Zapata, the world had its first truly peasant revolution. ☭ | image tagged in native americans,karl marx,potlatch native party,trotsky,zapata | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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They were supposed to start in 1990.

They were supposed to start in 1990. | The Tennessee Valley Authority is finally going to do the right thing. The single largest holder of Native American human remains—a federally-owned power company—is taking steps to complete the decades-long repatriation of more than 14,000 Native American ancestors who were unearthed in dam construction projects across the Tennessee valley from the 1930s through the 1970s. | image tagged in cremated remains,kidnapping,disrespect,you're too slow sonic | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Cultural imperialism.

Cultural imperialism. | Centuries ago, there was an incident where a pair of missionaries heard about a Gathering of Nations & thought it would be a good opportunity to convert Native People. They traveled a few hundred miles west of the Appalachian mountains to reach it. They learned that there would be storytelling, & joined that event to talk about the Bible. Because they had come from furthest away, they were invited to speak first. So they started talking about the Creation in the Book of Genesis & continued on to the life of Jesus, summarizing the Bible in a couple of hours, & when they were done the listeners praised them & said that indeed that was the beginning of everything. Then another group spoke and started telling their story of how the world started, but the missionaries interrupted them and said "No that's not the truth! We just told you the truth & you agreed with us! Why are you saying something different now?" The Native People were disturbed by their attitude & told them "We allowed you to tell your story respectfully & without interruption; why will you not do the same?" They did not gain any converts that day. | image tagged in jesuit to natives,christianity,history,tolerance,diversity,mission failed | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Popular native grains, by continent.

Popular native grains, by continent. | Wheat; Rice; Corn; Buckwheat; Millet | image tagged in world map without borders,whole foods,traditions,ancient,history | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Of course some belong to both categories.

Of course some belong to both categories. | Being constantly forced to move; Native People; Houseless people | image tagged in memes,epic handshake,oppression,because capitalism,history | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Cultural imperialism.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Kiribati is pronounced /key•ruh•bass/.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Who you gonna call?

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Herbert Hoover's running mate.

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Paradise Lost.

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by AlaskaNativeManitou
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"He that sows the wind, shall reap the whirlwind."

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Red caps

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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Easter & Christmas (Advent calenders) prominently feature chocolate as well.

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by AlaskaNativeManitou
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No wonder there's so much happiness today!

by AlaskaNativeManitou
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