Just because a battle happened in 1812 doesn’t mean there isn’t anything left to fight about.No word yet on this story from Alderman Burke's "friend" Thomas Rowan. Does Thomas Rowan like Native Americans more than African American bus drivers?
Chicago Alderman Edward Burke has learned that for himself as he’s pushed for a “Day of Remembrance and Reconciliation” on Aug. 15 to mark the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Fort Dearborn, which left about 60 Americans and 15 Native Americans dead.
From offering a resolution about the battle that had much more to say about soldiers than Native Americans to a speech in which he described in grisly detail how Indians scalped and tortured their enemies, Burke has angered and offended some Native Americans. At one point he suggested it was time to “smoke a peace pipe,” but that phrase also got him in trouble.
“This is what kids are learning today,” said Joseph Podlasek, executive director of the American Indian Center of Chicago. “These types of stereotypes and myths are several generations old, and people tend to believe them.”
Burke’s comment about a peace pipe took an item sacred to Native Americans and reduced it to the status of a movie prop, Podlasek said, citing it as yet another example of the kind of trivializations and distortions of Native American traditions and history that he and others have spoken out against, including during a decades-long fight over the University of Illinois’ now-retired mascot, Chief Illiniwek.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Chicago Mob Linked Machine Boss Gets Noticed By Washington Post For Insulting Native Americans
Chicago Mob linked Alderman Burke gets noticed by the Washington Post:
