In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue, and it's been downhill for New World peoples ever since. Today we look at residential schools, the occupation of Alcatraz by Indians of All Tribes, the Oka crisis (aka the Mohawk resistance), and Sacheen Littlefeather's Oscar speech.YBOF Book; Audiobook (basically everywhere but Audible); Merch!Hang out with your fellow Brainiacs .Reach out and touch Moxie on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram.Support the showMusic by Kevin MacLeod, Steve Oxen, David Fesliyan.  Links to all the research resources are on our website.

 Sources:https://www.history.com/news/how-boarding-schools-tried-to-kill-the-indian-through-assimilationhttp://www.nativepartnership.org/site/PageServer?pagename=airc_hist_boardingschoolshttps://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=17645287https://hairstylecamp.com/native-american-beard/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/03/i-promised-brando-i-would-not-touch-his-oscar-secret-life-sacheen-littlefeatherhttps://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved/reflections-of-oka-stories-of-the-mohawk-standoff-25-years-later-1.3232368/sisters-recall-the-brutal-last-day-of-oka-crisis-1.3234550https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/oka-crisishttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ArOIdwcj2w8https://www.history.com/news/native-american-activists-occupy-alcatraz-island-45-years-agoLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices