native americans have long sacrificed for our nation, well presented by 20th army, marine corps, and nor recipients. the first american woman killed in operation iraqi freedom was a member of the hopi tribe, and many others have served nobly, proudly, and well in combat. while we have benefited as a nation from our native american warriors service and sacrifice, we can also learn from how they managed their journey from war to peace. thanks to remarkable advances in battlefield and post-battlefield medical care, we have many wounded warriors we will need to support for decades to come. the smithsonian makes it a point to note that native american cultures has special traditions to help warriors return home with injuries and remember and veteran sacrifices forever. after the two world wars, most native american code talkers returned to communities facing difficult economic times. jobs were scarce. so where opportunities for education, training. some of the code talkers stayed in their communities doing whatever kind of work they could find. others worked where jobs were more plentiful.

[applause] [speaking native american language] >> good morning. o be here with our speaker, to be here with our , with american brother ron kind, with the distinguished senator johnson, and senator inhofe, and we in california take great pride in having the largest number of native americans. and of course, with the admiral that we will hear from later. in 1941, a young member of a tribe, charles, joined the u.s. of hisne of 17 members tribe, he was recruited to speak their language in service to our country in world war ii. even in a nation that has long denied him his basic rights that long refused his people citizenship, that long neglected the challenges facing native americans, charles volunteered. generation, his fellow code talkers and service members, he signed up to protect and defend our communities and shared homeland. that is the oath of office that we all take to protect and , and the code talkers honored that pledge and helped us to honor hours, all americans to do so. later, we save lives using the native american language. as soldie

the first native american graduate from a college is 200 years. the first may -- native minister 150. it sounds like native americans are privileged inspect fact, part of the story telling the book is precisely the role of the university in conquest. it's precisely the role of the university in colonialism. that explains the early presence of native students on campus and precisely that role that explains how universities turn to the slave trade to fund their enterprise. >> host: now. when you say the conquest. from what i was reading is that the part of the conquest was this thing of -- these are "savages." these are people that are infour your -- enfour your and we have to educate them or train them or somehow make them unsavage like. i'm speaking in reference to the native american. >> the belief is that the goal the obligation was to bring the gospel to bring the bible to untutored people. and to civilize them in that way. a lot of projects went hand- in-hand with conquest, and territorial expansion. one of the things that was surprising to me,

in the late 1800's, the united states government forced native american children to attend english-onlys. native children were torn from their families, taken far from home in boxed cars and buggies, given english names, and forced to cut their hair short. teachers beat the children with leather straps when they spoke their native language. the government told them their language had no value, but the children held onto their language, culture, and history, despite great personal risk, and in this nation's hour of greatest need, the same native american thing disproves you have great value indeed. in the early days of world war ii, japanese code breakers cracked every american cipher, everyone of them and military members needed a code so obscure, so unknown, that even their own decoders could not break it. the perfect secret weapon would be languages all but forgot outside of a few isolated communities. the united states government ingeniously turned to people whose language they try to eradicate, but why would native americans who have been robbed of their land and their culture of gr

that sounds like native americans are privileged. in fact the story i tell in the book is it is precisely the role of the university in colonialism that explains the early fresen of native students on campus and that role explains how universities turned to the slave trade to fund their enterprise. >> host: when you say the conquest. from what i was reading, the part of the conquest was this thing of these are savages, these are people that are inferior and we have to educate them or train them or somehow make some not savage. i am speaking in reference to the native americans. >> guest: the belief was that the goal, the obligation was to bring the gospel, bring the bible to untutored people. and to civilize them in that way when in fact that civilizing project went hand in hand with conquest and territorial expansion and one of the things that was surprising to me as i started the book was the quite clear role colleges played in that early colonial period. i am a great beneficiary of the american college, american colleges and univer

many ame at a time when native americans were not yet american citizens but fought valiantly for our s used sentencively in the european and pacific theaters during world war ii. the use of native languages was a fundamental tactic that saved an untold number of lives and helped win both wars. over the years i have had the opportunity to visit with everal of the code talkers and hear their personal stories. i always left those meetings inspired by the dedication to our nation. these men did not seek the limelight, and in fact, their tremendous impact to our military was kept from the public for half a century. there is no question their contributions were unparalleled and have had an impact on history. most of the native code talkers have passed away, but we will never forget their heroic actions and are forever grateful for their military service. today we celebrate the lives and contributions to our country. we celebrate with their families and friends who are with us today. congratulations to all of you. [applause] >> ladies and gentlemen, united states senator from the state of ok

for defining native american rights, a property rights, cultural rights and civil rights as native americans, defined by principles of federal indian law. we know very clearly that federal indian law, it has been our experience during the modern era of federal indian law that this legal framework had basically two sides to it. on the one side, it has very protective features that are protective of native american rights. it stems from or arises from the tribal sovereignty, inherent tribal sovereignty doctrine and the related protectorate principles that were laid out by the supreme court in worcester vs. georgia. in these protective features of federal indian law in the last two generations, we have literally witnessed the rise of our modern indian nations that we can see now around the country and within this framework we have witnessed a very stirring cultural renaissance as well as we look around the country. but on the other side of federal indian law we had this dark side of federal indian law that was implanted by the supreme court in the nineteenth century that has a very distinct ant

but this is where we get back to native american history and where they become key. because the american -- were fearful at raising money, using the evangelist of native people as their goal. and so sending off missionary to england to britain under -- and raising money under the claim they were evangelizing native people. the first building at harvard is the indian college. that's where the donations are coming from. >> host: and this, then, goes back to what allowed the expansion -- >> guest: right. >> host: of the -- and therefore the expansion. >> guest: it facilities the expansion of the alcohol any. it facilities economic expansion and territorial. >> guest: right. .. >> that group is made up of slave traders that barbados boast the wealthiest man of british america. most of them are absentee landowners living in england and managing supplementation's from afar. >> host: sometimes i read the male children or the oldest will go to military or to the land to the middle child or the next year and best goes off to college. >> guest: they station the children at vari

we praise you, that you empowered these wind-talkers from many native american tribes to creatively useative, but -- native town to save the lives of countless thousands who would have perished on distant battlefields. lord, while sacrificing on foreign soil for freedoms they and their families were often denied at home, they were heroes, proved in liberating strife, who, more than self, their country loved, and mercy more than life. as we celebrate their patriotism, skill, creativity, speed, and accuracy that maiden victory in combat possible in spite of daunting odds, challenge us, oh god, to invest our lives in causes worthy of our last full measure of devotion. we pray in your great name, amen. >> please be seated. ladies, united states representative from the fourth district of oklahoma, the honorable tom cole. [applause] [applause] >> as a native american, and as a grandson of a career naval officer, the son of a career united states air force noncommissioned officer, and the nephew and namesake of an uncle that fought and served honorably in japanese prison camps in the philippin

native americans including native hawaiians, alaska natives and american indians serve as and have always served as a higher rate in the armed forces than any other group of americans per capita. in every conflict since the revolutionary war, native americans have answered the call to serve and defend our country. i introduced my bill so our nation can recognize native american service and patriotism with a fitting memorial. a memorial to native veterans will make sure future generations learn about the sacrifices native americans have made in service to our nation and it will commemorate their exceptional commitment to the principles of freedom and democracy. last month, congress awarded its highest honor, the congressional gold medal, to the american indians we know as code talkers. these brave men played a critical and for too long unacknowledged role in both world wars. the celebration of our legendary code talkers in emancipation hall at the united states capitol was a historic and proud moment. but it's regrettable that most of the 216 honored did not live to see their heroic contri

this came at a time when men native americans were not yet fought citizens but valiantly for our sharedand. native code talkers were used extensively in the european and pacific theaters during world war ii. the use of native languages was fundamental tactic that saved untold numbers of lives and help to win both wars. over the years, i have had the opportunity to visit with several of the code talkers and learn their personal stories. i always walk into those meetings inspired by the dedication to our nation. these men did not seek the limelight, and in fact, there is a tremendous impact to our military that was kept from the public for half of a century. there is no question their contributions were unparalleled, and have had a lasting impact on history. most of the native code talkers have passed away, but we will never forget their heroic actions and are forever grateful

he's not native american. >> whoa, whoa, whoa, he's not native american? jon, he's the great, great grandson of sitting bull. >> jon: john, that sounds like another lie. >> really, jon? if that's a lie, then this is probably just some cheap costume from halloween shop and not a priceless tribal heirloom that beale gave to me out of the kindness of his cherokee heart. >> jon: first of all... sitting bull... >> i guess it's all a lie to you, isn't it? >> jon: sitting bull wasn't cherokee. he was lakota, sioux. that's got a price tag on it. >> apparently his people use every part of the merchandise. >> jon: he's lying to you. i can't even figure out why beale is lying to you. >> exactly. why would he, jon, why would the 1938 wimbledon champion have to lie? he does not. >> jon: john mcenroe won wimbledon in 1983. >> oh, please. now you're going to believe everything that john mcenroe tells you, jon? i happen to have john beale's wimbledon trophy. >> jon: that's a dixie cup! >> excuse me, jon, i'm british. i think i i'd recognize the gentleman's singles champio

native americans have long sacrifice for our nation, well presented by 20th army, marine corps, and navy medal of honor recipients. the first american woman killed in operation iraqi freedom was a member of the hopi tribe, and many others have served nobly, proudly, and well in combat. while we have benefited as a nation from our native american warriors service and sacrifice, we can also learn from how they managed their journey from war to peace. thanks to remarkable advances in battlefield and post-battlefield medical care, we have many wounded warriors we will need to support for decades to come. the smithsonian makes it a point to note that native american cultures has special traditions to help warriors return home with injuries or member and veteran sacrifices forever. after the two world wars, most native american code talkers returned to communities facing difficult economic times. jobs were scarce. so where opportunities for education, training. some of the code talkers stayed in their communities doing whatever kind of work they could find. others moved to cities where jobs we

the native american community claiming faculty students and staff working together to find a supportive improvement for the native student environmentalist. our goal is to enhance the 2ri7b8 and social experience of our students. they support the native program where incoming students can be places in the same housing unit to provide a culture experience now, it's my pleasure to introduce one of my best friends. brigitte even though north america con >> okay brigitte north america con is the member of the pueblo frieb of animal new mexico as has been working for over 17 years as an administration and recruitment services at the university of california peculiar. she group in a military family and has would and traveled as a proof performance. she raised her son jacob awhile earning her batches degree at uc berkley. brigitte is an active member of the bay area american committee and vice chair of the indian council recruiters association. she worked with under congratulates at cal providing support from the beginning of the application cycle beyond congratulation. she presents workshops

i'd like to introduce at this time the ceo of native american health centers mr. mar tin.gratulations to your local heros this is very important that we celebrate those individuals who take care of our community and give back so congratulations. mayor ed lee mentioned that we had a elected representative from south dakota visiting us kevin is from the pine renal and he's the house of representatives for the 27th district with the the cha an county. kevin was 29 years old when he stepped up to the plate i will put forth my best effort. being in south dakota and coming from south dakota my heros are not always older than me. i want to introduce and give him a round of applause to continue the fight in south dakota. kevin keller house of representatives. this young man 29 years old. 29 years old. there's hope. there's hope. kevin. with you well, i want to say to you for the wonderful introduction and and that's our traditional welcoming. and it's an honoring honor to be here and thank you to the drum group for having us. i found out that about this through one of my good fore

native americans have long sacrifice for our nation, well presented by 20th army, marine corps, and navy medal of honor recipients. the first american woman killed in operation iraqi freedom was a member of the hopi tribe, and many others have served nobly, proudly, and well in combat. while we have benefited as a nation from our native american warriors service and sacrifice, we can also learn from how they managed their journey from war to peace. thanks to her mark boal advances in battlefield and post-battlefield -- remarkable advances in battlefield and post-battlefield medical care, we have many wounded warriors we will need to support for decades to come. the smithsonian makes it a point to note that native american cultures has special traditions to help warriors return home ith injuries or member and veteran sacrifices forever. after the two world wars, most native american code talkers returned to communities facing difficult economic times. jobs were scarce. so where opportunities for education, training. some of the code talkers stayed in their communities doing whatever kind

next thursday is a time to gather with family, to commemorate the feast that native americans prepared for a sphrugling pilgrim settlement, the day we refer to as thanksgiving, and the native americans refer to as an enormous mistake. [laughter] but eat quickly you need your strength. >> almost all the big stores opening earlier than ever. k-mart open agent 6:00 a.m. >> wal-mart, jc penney, big lots, kohls open on thanksgiving. >> jon: every store vinegar world open. dildo depot open, just ger bills, open. (bleep) a bear workshop? open. [cheers and applause] so if you are thinking i guess i have to shop all day but once the stores close i can go home and get a solid 15 minutes of thanksgiving in think again. >> k-mart opening from 41 hours straight. >> jon: do you have any idea what this sneens if someone tramples you for a furby thursday morning they don't find your body until friday night. all right, maybe thanksgiving has become a pregame for black friday but at least they cannot take away our turkey. >> butterball which produces 20% of all u.s. turkeys says there's a shortage of fr

i'm wondering so maybe we can hear a little bit about that how wore presenting the history of native americans. i do agree there is a strong stereotype still. i was speaking to an american indian who was with the two year colleges and he was saying once they transfer to a four-year college the attendance drops are and we give them the tools. i was appalled to hear we kind of let it go and in 2011 there was a recurrence exempting commitment to this that that was shocking i'm gladly you brought that to our attention and in tenth grade at any time ethnicity literature and i'm wondering in our ethics study classes do we have any sections on or do we touch on the curriculum about american indians. maybe we can work with the curriculum folks and see how that's incorporated. it shouldn't be aside or an center of what we're teaching. it should be incorporated in our whole curriculum as we teach the history and a cultures of all americans. so and so we need - it's a real need. thanks for bringing this to our attention. you've heard a real commitment. there's on been one american indian event and it was

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in the american model, in order for it to work, you have to say that native americans, indians, are not quite human. and therefore they, like trees in the forest, are legitimate objects of creative destruction. and similarly blacks, african americans, are legitimate objects of exploitation because they are considered to be not fully human. so what you get in this, the evolution of the american national myth, really up through the civil war is the creation of america as a white man's republic in which, different from europe, if you're white, you're all right. you don't have to be an aristocrat born to have a place in the society. you don't absolutely even have to be anglo-saxon, although it helps. but so among whites you can have democracy. but the white democracy depends on the murder, the extermination, the driving out of native americans and the enslavement of blacks. both of those boundaries, the western frontier, the indian frontier, and the slave frontier, are boundaries created and enforced by violence, either literal or latent, potential violence. >> so that's why you wrote somet

he's a native american. he's the first one that uncovered rightfully so, the dealing with jack abramoff. tom rogers confronted jack abramoff and said your people in cash gains with reporters. members of congress mostly staff, lobbyist. jack said i can't recall. at that point in time, i had played cards with bresh le han money. i knew think had some card games going. i felt that was important to reveal in the process. i don't think that should occur. i felt that he had his cake and eat it too in the way he would carry out stories on people. he himself as a reporter was making terrible violations of the rules and the ethics and even the smell of the ethics involved with staffers and lobbyist. the other thing is there was an arrangement of jack abramoff. >> what kind of worry did you have? you accused john of taking money but you say in the book that you let him win the card games. >> i don't say he knew that. i'm sitting there and the card game with the reporter. i have a pretty good hand. i'm going to fold th

a sense of a fear of the other and new see that in nativism in the 19th century there was a political party that was the know nothing of the american party and they were based on nativism. there was an anticatholic party in that sense and it is really kind of astonishing. and so yes, we hope that these prejudices' our ground down, but i think the idea of citizenship, voting rights few and you see that after the civil war when black men are put against black women and white women against who gets to vote and it's interesting you see that same kind of hit fact in 2008 when barack obama was pitted against hillary clinton. they are on the same side but people were displeased with both of them and wanted to see them as adversaries. in certain senses they were so it is complicated and ongoing i think, and i think it is in every culture by the way. i mean i think it certainly is part of our legacy that the citizenship is constantly with france and other places constantly being reinvestigated. sorry to go on. >> could you discuss the role or the lack thereof among the political opponents of compromising during the times you looked at and h

then our native americans citizens? should they be citizens because they're native americans, after all. but i think that nathaniel says intolerance and what we have a sense of -- i've always understood the kind of racism that you're talking about is broader, is a sense of fear of the other, fear of otherness, and you see that in nativism, that was in the middle of the 19th century. the political party that was called the know-nothings, and they were based on the nativism. they were based -- an anticatholic party,, so that its really kind of astonishing, and so that, yes, we hoped that these prejudices are ground down, but i think the idea of citizenship voting, voting rights, is something that we have been discussing for very, very long time, and is constantly being reconsidered and refigured, and you certainly see that in the contest after the civil war between when black men are pitted against black women and white women about who gets to vote, and it's interesting and creepy in a certain sense. you see that same kin

so if you lack at terrorism against african-americans, against native americans, millions of native americans killed, you see that any race is capable of committing terrorism. and there's a big art of american history that -- part of american history that we're not often taught, especially if you look at the campaigns against the meative americans -- native americans, the genocidal campaign against native americans. this goes way back in history. what did the ancient greeks call all non-greeks? barbarians, exactly. any of you know where the word barbarian came from? it was a way of making fun of how people talked. the greeks believed that if you weren't speaking greek, then when you talked, it sounded like you were saying bar, bar, bar, bar, bar, so they called them barbarians. so it's a subtle, kind of how people today might make fun of how foreign people talk. very subtle. here's a more overt example of dehumanization, in of you seen the movie hotel rwanda? what did they call the people being massacred in rwanda? they called them cockroaches, right? i talked to a gentleman who lived in rwan

, native americans had been on campus for 200 years. >> host: native american students at band camp is doing what? how is it that they were able to be on campus is quiet >> guest: that's the beginning of the book. the first attempt to build the college from native american students is about 200 tenures for the first attempt to build the black college. the first native american graduate graduates almost 200 years or for the black graduate. the first native minister, 100 years before the first black minister. that sounds like native americans are privileged. in fact part of the story the book is it is precisely the role of the university and conquest. it is precisely the role and colonialism that explains the early presence of native students on campus and precisely that will expand to universities turned to the slave trade to fund their enterprise. >> now a discussion on u.s. saudi relations and how the relationship has effected by the series of awards and iran's nuclear program. will you from academics who study the middle east and a former deputy national security adviser to george w.

ceremony forwed by native american code talkers or used their native language for code talking. >> we have secular norms ideological norms that govern our acceptance or rejection of the ways in which a god or goddess and speak through people. studyingdavid who is that he has a special insight into the bible and these insights helped members of the community understand the bible better and allows them to understand they are living in the end times. that by itself doesn't seem to be a problem, but when it leads trigger elements, that of law enforcement and the popular press, this idea of someone listening to god and have his followers do same thing -- do something, that is dangerous and that needs to be controlled. >> wesley and religious chalk.sor peter gotts sunday night at 9 p.m. on "after 2.ds" on c-span >> c-span, we bring public affairs events from washington to rectally to you, aiding you in the room at congressional hearings, white house events, briefings, conferences, and offering complete coverage of the u.s. house, all as a public service a private industry. c-span, created b

the jewish owner of washington's professional football organization to change the team's name native americans are particularly incensed by the name redskins. in an opinion piece written for cnn.com. washington rabbi shaul her down his joint baltimore rabbi aaron frank energy the means to be changed. hurtful speech hurts we still hurtful. the youths that's why you were calling upon people to speak out against this name. we feel we drop on our and our faith in our tradition our tradition teaches us that referring to somebody in a derogatory manner is a terrible terrible mistake. and fans heading to the redskins game against stanford says his team for monday night football tended to agree. add in the picture jason and i think that they are. a lot of people out there that are offended by that name. i think there are seeking to be a teenage it's pretty easy to make a change i know that some of the redskins fans delighted in the kitchen at me which makes sense. it's tradition and that's been around for a long time. i do understand that people have an issue with it for multiple reasons one reason in

bantustans from which many around the world have copied in imitated this as a model and this is native american activists want to swap the dollar for bitcoin so this is from the pine ridge reservation in south dakota and one resident of pine ridge want to do away with the dollar altogether in the hope of building a better life for his community pi you harris an unmarried thirty or father of one is a web developer an activist who can trace his ancestry back to the northern cheyenne one of the tribes that defeated custer at the battle of little big horn he is once again launching a war to free his people from the american government only this time his weapon will be a crypto currency pine ridge reservation of course very famous reservation in america in the use of bitcoin on the reservation is a brilliant. epic chapter in the history of bitcoin and i totally. port this idea of pine ridge indians to used to do used to bitcoin as a way to escape the occupation and you mention the original bantustans or the original model for genocide by core pocker see of course being the american indian it was cop

, we decide we love indians and all things native american.rry. and how much is that bric-a-brac? but that's not all. the new west is inclusive. >> welcome to santa fe. >> you've got your whole spectrum of new age crystal types seeking spiritual purity and intensity in the harsh, yet beautiful landscape. it's the last place in the u.s. you can wear buckskin and fringe without irony. while holding a buddhist blanket. there is, very deep inside this ordinary-looking five and dime, something truly authentic. >> hi. frito pie and a soda, please? >> this is the frito pie. as american as apple pie or the manhattan project and nearly as deadly. canned hormel chili and day-glo orange cheese-like substance dropped like a deuce, another roller in the night, right into a bag of fritos. >> it feels like you're holding warm crap in a bag. if you closed your eyes and i put this in your hand, you'd be very worried. closet mi pie. yet, it is also delicious. neither the frito nor the frito pie are indigenous to new mexico. they were actually texan. in new mexi

bantustans from which many around the world have copied in imitated this as a model and this is native american activists want to swap the dollar for bitcoin so this is from the pine ridge reservation in south dakota and one resident of pine ridge want to do away with the dollar altogether in the hope of building a better life for his community pi you harris an unmarried thirty or father of one is a web developer an activist you can trace. his ancestry back to the northern shi'a and one of the tribes that defeated custer at the battle of little big horn he is once again launching a war to free his people from the american government only this time his weapon will be a crypto currency now pine ridge reservation of course very famous reservation in america. and the use of bitcoin on the reservation is a brilliant. epic chapter in the history of bitcoin and i totally support this idea of pine ridge indians to use to do used a bit coin as a way to escape the occupation and you mention the original bantustans or the original model for genocide by core pocker c. of course being the american indian it

today, native americans still bear the weight of those historic burdens. rates of suicide, higher rates of alcoholism, greater health disparities, native women victimized by violence at higher rates than any other group in the country. 90 years after america first recognized the citizenship of its original people, their struggle for recognition continues. no matter what you might see on a football field on sunday afternoon. more on that is up next. liverin♪ ♪ through 12 blizzards blowing ♪ 8 front yards blinding ♪ 6 snowballs flying ♪ 5 packages addressed by toddlers ♪ ♪ that's a q ♪ 4 lightning bolts ♪ 3 creepy gnomes ♪ 2 angry geese ♪ and a giant blow-up snowman ♪ that kind of freaks me out [ beep ] [ female announcer ] no one delivers the holidays like the u.s. postal service. priority mail flat rate is more reliable than ever. and with improved tracking up to 11 scans, you can even watch us get it there. ♪ wears off. [ female announcer ] stop searching and start repairing. eucerin professional repair moisturizes while actually repairing very dry skin. t

francisco bay area to be able to give back and for the relationships i'd be able to form with native american students and their families and the friends that i've made here. i feel the creator has blessed me in the bay area with this opportunity. blessed me with may husband who's also been here for me, i wouldn't be standing here without earl's support. earl taught me how to fight and love i thank you earl for that. i'm thankful for all of my friends who i consider family here. my facebook friends who couldn't be here today but integrates me on line and thank you to my twitter folks who express their appreciation i am appreciative so thanks very much. >> and that's 18 years she's been at uc berkley. go bears. has me all tearing up and stuff god. (clapping.) she's the only honor rei've only kissed in public okay. god. i was kidding hey, this is san francisco. at this time i want to invite helen and the society house right here in san francisco, california. >> good evening, everybody. we just i'm helen. i have i want to let you know we've 14rb9d 50 years of the american indian people last mont