Turtle Island

In History
During European conquests, the lands of Turtle Island were renamed “America”, by a German cartographer who created a map in 1507 that depicted the “”. Waldseemüller called it "America", having named it after Italian explorer.

European exploration led to the invasion of Turtle Island, involving many commanders from the European World, since 1500. Spanish conquistador ravaged Mexico for Spain. American battled for the States. French Commandant menaced peace for French Canada.

Since the European invasion, First Nations people have been subjected to cataloged names —kind of like an “” —such as “”, “”, which is a cross corruption of “” and “”, and “” (see ).

World War II During World War II, Navajo people were enlisted for in using their, s not familiar to.

1980s Mistreatment of first peoples continues throughout the entire decade of the 1980s. {|width=100%

1989
On 30 January 1989, Russell Means harshly criticizes First Nation affairs and leadership of “reservations” at Senate Hearing, to the Special Committee on Investigations. The SCI holds hearings to examine various matters relating to First Nation affairs, focusing on problems arising from US Federal Government representation of First Nation interests, and alleged fraud and corruption in regulating “Indian reservations”. The entire hearing can be viewed from C-SPAN Video Library - Overview of Indian Affairs
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