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The Myth of the Stolen Country

In 2009, an "apology to Native Peoples of the United States" was included in the Defense Appropri...

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16.36 28 Sep 2020


The Myth of the Stolen Country


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In 2009, an "apology to Native Peoples of the United States" was included in the Defense Appropriations Act which stated that the U.S. "apologizes on behalf of the people of the United States to all Native Peoples for the many instances of violence, maltreatment, and neglect inflicted on Native Peoples by citizens of the United States”.

But should North Americans of European ancestry today feel contrition or guilt about the actions of their ancestors in the past?

Dr. Jeff Fynn-Paul is a History Lecturer at the University of Leiden and author of an article in the Spectator entitled “The Myth of the Stolen Country


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