How the USA Colonized the USA 

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as a native american, WE STILL EXIST. we never stopped existing. i’m eighteen and everything that’s wrong in my life stems to this. the colonization and genocide of the native americans/canadians. all of our issues as people only slayed after being killed off savagely. and the people who think we deserved it and stuff were severely misinformed and indoctrinated into believing lies. thank you for shedding light on this issue.

This channel mastered narrating stories in a way that makes you feel you uncover the mystery yourself

Although I was born and raised here, my skin color often leads people to ask where I'm from. I understand their curiosity. However, when I once asked a young man the same question, he responded angrily, declaring himself a proud United States citizen. It surprises me how deeply some people's egos are affected, to the extent that they seem to forget their entire history.

I was requesting this content for years. thanks for bringing this story to life.

FBI:- " Yep, he did it again. *Rank him up.* "

I remember in 5th grade while attending a catholic school I first learned of the trail of tears only as a foot note by my social studies teacher Mrs Harris, but it moved me so much that I did a whole report of the Nez Perce Tribe specifically on chief Joseph and I concluded with his now famous surrender speech and his one before the President at the time Rutherford B Hayes. “I am tired of fighting. Our chiefs are killed. Looking Glass is dead. Toohoolhoolzote is dead. The old men are all dead. It is the young men who say, “Yes” or “No.” He who led the young men [Olikut] is dead. It is cold, and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food. No one knows where they are - perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children, and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs! I am tired. My heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.” “It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. Too many misinterpretations have been made; too many misunderstandings have come up between the white men and the Indians. If the white man wants to live in peace with the Indian he can live in peace. There need be no trouble. Treat all men alike. Give them the same laws. Give them all an even chance to live and grow. All men were made by the same Great Spirit Chief. They are all brothers. The earth is the mother of all people, and all people should have equal rights upon it. You might as well expect all rivers to run backward as that any man who was born a free man should be contented penned up and denied liberty to go where he pleases. If you tie a horse to a stake, do you expect he will grow fat? If you pen an Indian up on a small spot of earth and compel him to stay there, he will not be contented nor will he grow and prosper. I have asked some of the Great White Chiefs where they get their authority to say to the Indian that he shall stay in one place, while he sees white men going where they please. They cannot tell me. I only ask of the Government to be treated as all other men are treated…Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other then we shall have no more wars. We shall be all alike - brothers of one father and mother, with one sky above us and one country around us and one government for all.” *note- This happened in 1984 where the school library and local library were the main resources for any information. Also what I had been taught was Chief Joseph had been forced to leave his home in the Pacific Northwest and was sent far away to a reservation and then he resisted and tried to get him and his people back to the Pacific Northwest. Learning so little about this in class and not much more was offered in the libraries about this is when I realized nations will go to great lengths to protect their perceived image as being good. This of course led to stop blindly trusting my government, which over the years I learned about not just the US Dark Secrets but those of its Allies, and even its enemies.

Its seems hitler was inspaired by US history😂

Around the time of the American Revolutionary War, the term "Americans" was used to refer to European settlers living in North America who were fighting for independence from British control.

Thanks for telling stories that too many would have silenced, and for prioritizing free journalism over sponsorship 🌼

The fact that we get "NATIVE AMERICA" on RU-vid by Johnny Harris is truly a gift. 👏👏👏

Great video bro keep it up 💯

Excellent job! Have been interested in learning about the realism of our history, and just what I was taught in textbooks. Thank you very much for the effort and passion that went into this.

5:37 "treaties and justice be damned" its quite scary how accurately Johnny said that

if sponsors are afraid of you it means you are doing the right thing. it's an honor to support you! keep up the great work

I LIKE HOW YOU COVER THE TOPICS, COLOR, AND DETAILED ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ THANKS JOHNNY.

You videos are delectably simple and richly enlightening. Please don't stop making them, keep up the good work!

I’m so happy this topic is being covered because even if you know the history, it’s never always the complete story due to erasure. I’m happy to hear that Indigenous Americans are preserving and encouraging research on their languages.

I'm really glad you are putting your sources out now. It makes these videos a lot easier to trust. I love what you do.

I learned a lot from this week, thank youb

Great video!!

It's a bummer that sponsors are afraid to back you. I have learned more from you than any history class I've taken. I appreciate all that you do and I am proud to support you through the Newsroom! Please keep fighting the good fight, Johnny!

I would love to see you cover this same topic in Canada’s history. As always, love your videos!

Great content! Love your independent journalism spirit!

Thanks! I really love this. You should sell your Maps I love the visuals

I just saw this, heard the advertisement, stopped the video, became a patron and came back. It is so so SO important for this kind of historical content to be out there, freely (kind of?) available to the public. If I have to be one of the ones to pay for it, so be it. Keep doing you Johnny!

Such quality journalism is vital and deserves our support. Thank you so much, Johnny Harris, for your excellent work in this field.

Really admire your video truthfulness

Facts that we don't know. Thanks for making such videos 👍🏻

It comes to remind us how every piece of history was written by the winning side of the story.

I’ve grown up in Oklahoma, and though I’m not native, it’s really encouraging hearing you tell the story of the communities around me. Looking forward to part two of this!

I am from Montana, witnessing the injustice in present day. I lived next to and my father was born on the Crow reservation. I now live in Ecuador. The indigenous people here are integrated into general society. They ARE "the people." They own shops. They grow food sold to the rest of us. They wear traditional clothing. Their cultural events are community wide and enjoyed by all. I wish the Native Americans in Montana would exchange community members and leaders with Ecuador, in a cultural exchange. Natives of North America need to see what happens when they ARE equal.

Thank you for your honesty lots of this not taught in school's

My Seminole great great grandmother (Age 4) was one of the last of her people to be shackled to a boat sent to Louisiana then forced to walk to the Oklahoma territory orphaned. She lost everything lived with the tribe and was beaten to assimilate to American life. We were the Hvteyievlke of the Oklahoma Seminoles. Thank you for the unspoken truth of our history ❤

Thanks! Damn with no sponsors. Here's my contribution for your wonderful story telling. 🙏✌️

Thank you for this video

But thank you all the same for your time and effort. I did enjoy your video.

Thanks for all you and your team do Johnny

Johnny! It's your old Vox colleague -- I've been a fan since day one and now a member of the Patreon because of this video. What you're doing is so important and I'm rooting for you every step of the way!

this is amazing... keep making amazing stuff

Keep up what you are doing

Native American (Navajo) right here! I was born and raised on an “Indian” reservation, then moved to the southern states (Tennessee/ Alabama). Which after learning the history here, it’s so sad to see many towns/ cities/ counties with Native American names that were once home to a thriving community of Native Americans (especially Chattanooga, TN)…. yet no sign of Native Americans AT ALL. And even the local people are always so fascinated with meeting me because I’m always the first “real Indian” they’ve met. It seriously pains me deeply when I think about it.

I appreciate the effort done to shine some light about America's difficult past in a manageable way that still acknowledges the pain, the past and a bit of the present. I believe work like this can help move the conversation forward. -from a Sioux tribe member 🤘

Please keep making these kind of videos.

Very interesting video!

Hey Johnny! I wrote my senior paper on the topic of Native American removal and symbology in US institutions. I have several maps and documents that show the context of the removal of Native Americans in the Midwest/Illinois region. The Potawatomi tribe was relocated from the Chicago area all the way to Oklahoma in the Trail of Death which occured around 1838. This entire trail is still marked today and I'd recommend speaking to Dr. George Godfrey about this specific topic if you'd like to know more. He has a lot of wisdom about his ancestors and what they endured.

Great video. As an Muscogee American, we are taught Oklahoma State History in our high school classes, but with new laws in Oklahoma I'm afraid the forced removal of the First Americans is left out of the history lessons. This video does a great job of telling that story.

i appreciate you not sugar coating anything!

Thank you for being courageous enough to speak on this 👍🏿👍🏿

Hi, I'm from Nubula. This is a topic I regularly feel powerless in my effort to describe how unfair it all is- and so you coming in and talking about it like you've been in these videos is a huge deal to me. Thank you.

I just had a son, he’s two months old now. It’s not easy to afford all the expenses of a little one, but supporting your work is one of the few things that I’m certain will contribute to inherit a better world to my child. Thank you for being a candle in the dark Johnny, please keep shining with all your soul.

Thank you for making this ❤

Your work is excellent - please keep going. Thank you!

I remember learning this in school and how truly terrifying it must’ve been for the natives to be driven out of their land by the big US government. You’ve helped me learn a little more about the situation than school ever taught me✨✨

Thank you Johnny! Wanishi, Mvdo!!! It’s been pretty easy to tell you we’re working up to this topic, and I’m not disappointed from the results. I’m a member of the Seminole tribe of Florida and a descendant Delaware Tribe of Indians/Lenape. So many of my family’s stories come from initial contact. The Lenape were initially on the coast of Delaware and Pennsylvania and even into New Jersey and New York. There are many contemporary issues that arise when trying to be present in our homelands from a lack of financial resources to CPAIN issues of identity. Native issues are issues that we deal with every day, but I’m always happy to see support towards native peoples on the internet. I hope the next video brings in The McGirt ruling which shows how Native people never gave up our sovereignty. The Lenape people are eventually were pushed right into Cherokee territory and now are subject to their jurisdiction. The fact that dozens of tribal nations were piled on top of each other and told to figure it out is so baffling to me. But we did, and now other tribes all across the U.S that are still in their traditional territory are also claiming to express their sovereignty. All that to say I hope the next video talks about how we are still here, we did not “loose”. Many tribes still hold onto their sovereignty and their culture. We feel we won, we are the living proof that the U.S failed at trying to erase our ancestors. Keep up the good work Johnny! Side note, its so disappointing this kind of video isn’t being sponsored, this kind of topic is never discussed at this level on social platforms.

Thanks you broo u open my eyes

Same story happening in palatine nowadays

Very moving and sad story. Insane how history and time just tucks these events away to be forgotten. Thank you for bringing this topic and injustice to light Johnny.

At the 5:37 mark, There's a song by a prog metal band named Protest The Hero called Little Snakes, and it talks about this entire thing - in fact that particular album is entirely a critical analysis of America, but the starting lyrics to the chorus of that song is "We can make an exception, And they can make some concessions, Because there’s gold in the Black Hills" And I'm not comfortable putting the rest of the lyrics here as they quickly get VERY powerful. This band does not hold back it's words and this song has a VERY strong message behind it. I do recommend checking it out. Thanks for everything you do Johnny.

Thank you I love this keep making more like this

Badass presentation!

From politics to economics Geography to history Science to philosophy Johny Harris covers every single topic. Literally an all-rounder💪👏❤

Thank you for this. As one who's elders suffered in this. It means the world that we are not forgotten

Good job! Pearland, TX

*VIDEO IDEA* Could you please make a video like this for every country/continent where the native population has been pushed out? That would be SO interesting, and I think it would do the world a lot of good to realise that it isn’t just America that has this problem. I’m swedish and I’ll admit that I know a lot less about the Saami people, for example, than I’d like.

As an immigrant who a few years ago became a U.S. citizen, I consider this incredibly important history to know and share. Thank you for compellingly covering a painful and ongoing part of U.S. history. Would appreciate your assessment of what is being done and what could be done to address these past wrongs.

You are doing very important work. Thank you so much for what you do.

I love the work you do. For all the years i have watched. You create very good content.

Are you talking about modern day gaza😢

Thanks! Keep asking for support and explaining why and the money will be there. No need for other brands to support you because you're your own brand with supporters now. You know this

Regardless of what the sponsors might say, being political and telling the truth are not the same thing. Based on what Ive seen of your content and what I know, you are just telling the truth with a bit of opinion included and that is admirable, respectable and solid content. So, I really respect the fact that you didn't bend or alter your presentations to suit the opinion of said sponsors. Keep up the hard work.

Everybody DID NOT walk! And Everybody DID NOT leave! WE STILL HERE BECAUSE WE ALWAYS BEEN HERE…🏹🦅🌎👍🏾🔥

Wow, what a great documentary that's so relevant for today.

Hey Johnny, I've been following you since your VOX - borders series and I'm really glad to be learning so much from you!! Happy to be able to support you, keep doing you!

you gotta respect how much effort he puts in his videos.

I am native. I have been told to go back to my country lol

If this video outraged you, remember THIS IS STILL HAPPENING TO 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Great video Johnny, keep it up.

Thanks for the informative & unbiased content. Keep up the good work 🙂

I don’t know how a subject like this can be encapsulated in 17 minute video.

Thank you! Thank you!

Love your content. Thank You

Thank you for creating such an informative and thought-provoking video on the history of the United States and its treatment of Native Americans. The use of illustrations really helped to convey the message clearly. It's important to acknowledge and learn from the past, and your video provided valuable insight into a topic that is often overlooked. The emotional impact of the video really made me think deeply about the issue. Keep up the great work Harris.

Keep the good work johnny.

You have amazing personalitys man...love from Bangladesh 🇧🇩

Just wow. Thank you all for this.

As a native from the Great Lakes it’s awesome to see this get some light. The history of the US is dark to say the least. Also should probably do a video on assimilation which explains these “civilized tribes”

I love ur VIDEOS ❤❤❤

This is such an important video for everyone to watch.

Johnny. i cant imagine the emotional rollercoaster you must have gone through doing all the research for these series. I salute you.

Love this one! Canadian here and in the US copied some of their tactics from the Canadian government. Great to see the work you are doing and starting the conversation for people to continue their knowledge journey.

And they don’t say “ Free Native American “😂

I never knew i like history..thanks to you makes it so interesting

Massive respect for you and your work! Inspiration for generations to come. Love from PAKISTAN.

Thanks for keeping Journalism alive !

That's the reason Afghans never gave up on defending their land to any invader throughout the history.

6:36 you are forever a legend thank you

been following your channel, and you’re storytelling history in a whole new level. ✨ 17 to 20-minute video never felt this short.

“the trail of tears and death” was what it was originally, not “the trail of tears.”The new name just makes Americans feel better about about what they did.

Mind blowing 🤯 even tho I knew this but it’s layed out perfect 👍