By Winona LaDuke
while it turned public that Osama bin Laden’s loss of life used to be introduced with the word “Geronimo, EKIA!” many local humans, together with Geronimo’s descendants, have been insulted to find that the identify of a local patriot used to be used as a code identify for a world-class terrorist. Geronimo descendant Harlyn Geronimo defined, “Obviously to equate Geronimo with Osama bin weighted down is an unpardonable slander of local the USA and its most famed leader.” The Militarization of Indian nation illuminates the ancient context of those unfavourable stereotypes, the lengthy political and fiscal courting among the army and local the US, and the environmental and social results. This publication addresses the impression that the U.S. army has had on local peoples, lands, and cultures. From using local names to the outright poisoning of local peoples for checking out, the U.S. military’s exploitation of Indian nation is exceptional and ongoing.
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